The Roadside Mine is a asbestos mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,350 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: 4,350 Feet (1,326 Meters)
Commodity: Asbestos
Lat, Long: 33.81806, -110.48028
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Roadside Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Roadside Mine
Secondary: Prochnow Or Cibecue Workings
Commodity
Primary: Asbestos
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
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: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
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: HARSH BRITTLE FIBER, LOW TENSLEP STRENGTH
Materials
Ore: Chrysotile
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE DEPOSIT WAS OPENED BY 4 INTERCONNECTING ADITS, 2 SHORT ADITS, AND AN OPEN CUT.
Comment (Geology): ALGAL LIMESONTE
References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, R.T., 1968, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 177, P. 46.
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