White Tail Group

The White Tail Group is a asbestos mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 feet.

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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

Name: White Tail Group

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Primary Mineral: 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

Holdings

Workings

Type: Unknown

Ownership

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: LINEAR

Structure

Alterations

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 Type: Workings	Comment: PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY ADITS AND A FEW SMALL OPENCUTS
Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: WHITE TAIL GROUP OF MINES CONSIST OF TWO PRODUCING MINES THE HORSESHOE AND WHITE TAIL NO. 2 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment Type: Location	Comment: DEPOSIT LOCATED ON THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment Type: Production	Comment: 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 Category: Deposit	Reference: STEWART, L. A.; 1955 ; CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706 , P. 45 .
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: HARPER, C. M.; 1964 ; RECONNAISSANE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 56 .
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: WILSON, E. D.; 1928 ; ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 63 .
Reference Category: Production	Reference: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 63