Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR, TABULAR
Ore controlContact Zone, Fracturing
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1920
Last production1953
Discovery year1916
Identification
Deposit ID10027089
MRDS IDM001975
Alternate namesAsbestos King Claims, Ladder
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.80702, -110.54263
References
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE - ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 22.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI