California · Riverside County

Percival Asbestos Mine

Unconfirmed Asbestos Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State: California
County: Riverside
Development status: Producer
Mine type: Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity: Asbestos
Verification: Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

A former asbestos deposit/mine located in sec. 29, T6S, R5E, SBM, 3.5 km (2.2 miles) NW of Pinyon Pines, E of Palm Canyon, on National Forest land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated. Product was used for auto battery boxes. Mine…

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USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground

MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

Development status: Producer

Commodities & minerals

Asbestos · primary

Reported minerals

Asbestos
commodity:Asbestos
Cortlandtite

Access & recent conditions

Land: unknown

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

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mine identity
development status
commodities
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Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 87261