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)
Primary Mineral: Asbestos
Lat, Long: 33.81028, -110.50333
White Tail Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Tail GroupSecondary: Horse Shoe
Commodity
Primary: AsbestosTertiary: Iron
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
Land Status
Holdings
Workings
Type: UnknownOwnership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: LINEARStructure
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
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
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Reference: STEWART, L. A.; 1955 ; CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706 , P. 45 .
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: HARPER, C. M.; 1964 ; RECONNAISSANE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 56 .
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: WILSON, E. D.; 1928 ; ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 63 .
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Reference Category: Production
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Reference: ABM BULLETIN 126 , P. 63
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