The Cobb & Dunaway Group is a asbestos mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)
Commodity: Asbestos
Lat, Long: 33.78056, -110.49778
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Cobb & Dunaway Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cobb & Dunaway Group
Commodity
Primary: Asbestos
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1/2 TO 1 IN., SEMI-HARSH TO GOOD QUALITY
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chrysotile
Comments
Comment (Production): A FEW SMALL SHIPMENTS OF ASBESTOS WERE MADE IN 1921
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVATION UNSURVEYED
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF AN ADIT, WITH TWO SHORT LEFT-HAND BRANCHES.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D.; 1928 ; ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 60
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