USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Gila County
Independent Group
Unconfirmed Asbestos Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Gila
- Mining district
- Sierra Ancha District
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Asbestos
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Source classification: Underground operation documented
Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Serpentine
- Chrysotile
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 2 historical documents
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
View 2 citations
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
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