The White Tail Group is a asbestos mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Asbestos
Lat, Long: 33.81028, -110.50333
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White Tail Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Tail Group
Secondary: Horse Shoe
Commodity
Primary: Asbestos
Tertiary: 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
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: 3 OR 4 INCHES OF SOFT AMBER-COLOR FIBER
Materials
Ore: Chrysotile
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY ADITS AND A FEW SMALL OPENCUTS
Comment (Deposit): WHITE TAIL GROUP OF MINES CONSIST OF TWO PRODUCING MINES THE HORSESHOE AND WHITE TAIL NO. 2 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT LOCATED ON THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Production): DURING 1922 AND 1923 , CONSIDERABLE ASBESTOS WAS MINED FROM THE PROPERTY, BUT DURING 1924 AND 1925 , NO PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FIBER WAS SHIPPED IN 1926 AND 1927 , BUT VERY LITTLE WORK HAS BEEN DONE SINCE OCT. 1926
References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART, L. A.; 1955 ; CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706 , P. 45 .
Reference (Deposit): HARPER, C. M.; 1964 ; RECONNAISSANE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 56 .
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D.; 1928 ; ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 63 .
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 63
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