Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlAsbestos-Bearing Zones Occur In The Bedding Of The Lower Member At Three Constant Intervals. The Topmost Zone Is Immediately Under The Base Of The Algal Limestone, And Lower Zones Occur At 33 And 39 Feet Stratigraphically Lower In The Section.
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysotile
GangueSerpentine
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
StructureA Major Normal Fault In The Area Of The Eldorado Mine Strikes N 70 W With An Average Dip Of 65 Deg. S., Displacing The South Portion Approximately 15 Feet Down.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102482
MRDS IDM003012
Alternate namesWestern Chemical Co. Mines, El Dorado, Chyrsotile
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.72536, -110.5743
References
STEWART, L.A., 1955, CHRYSOTILE-ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7706, P. 27.WILSON, E.D., 1928, ASBESTOS DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 126, P. 37."DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA," ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, JAN. 1982, P. 14."MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM: ARIZONA ASBESTOS," ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, JUNE 1976.PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.CIMRI