The Fourth of July is a asbestos and iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Asbestos, Iron
Lat, Long: 33.80056, -110.61222
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Fourth of July MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fourth of July
Secondary: Blue Eyes Group
Commodity
Primary: Asbestos
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: The Diabase Has An Undulating, Concordant Contact, Which Is Reflected In The Limestone As Minor Anticlines And Synclines.
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
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1/2 TO 3 IN., HARSH, WEAK FIBER
Materials
Ore: Chrysotile
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): PHILLIPS GIVES LOCATION AS SEC. 26, T5N, R16E.
Comment (Production): PAST PRODUCTION OF ASBESTOS.
Comment (Deposit): A BULLDOZER CUT AND SHORT DRILL HOLES PARTLY EXPOSE 16 FT. OF MAGNETITE REPLACING FLAT TO GENTLY DIPPING MESCAL LIMESTONE BENEATH A DIABASE SILL. THE BETTER PORTIONS OF THE DEPOSIT CONTAIN ABOUT 60% IRON, 3% LIME, AND NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNTS OF SULFUR, PHOSPHORUS, AND TITANIA. THE MAGNETITE IS INCOMPLETELY EXPOSED BUT MAY PROVE EXTENSIVE.
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY 4 PROSPECT ADITS, AND A FEW OPEN CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 34.
Reference (Deposit): HARPER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 34.
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
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