Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

Fiber King Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureIn This Area The High, Steep, North Side, Of Salt River Canyon Is Modified By Several Benches And Is Scalloped By Tributary Canyons
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102436
MRDS IDM001966
Alternate namesSalt Ban, Riverside
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.83507, -110.59541
References
MOORE, R.T., 1968, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 172, P. 51.STEWART, L.A., 1956, CHRYSOTILE - ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7745, P. 25.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI