Arizona · Gila County
Past Producer

El Dorado Mine

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Chert, Chrysotile, Magnetite, Serpentine, Wollastonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1918
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10258598
MRDS IDTC10366
Alternate namesH.W. Johns-Manville Co., Arizona Asbestos Association, Western Chemical Co., Chrysotile Mines, Eldorado Mine, Ash Creek Deposits
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.74178, -110.55709
References
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