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Arizona · Gila County

Snake Hill Mine

Unconfirmed Asbestos Underground

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Gila
Development status
Occurrence
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Asbestos
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

An underground asbestos mine located in approximate sec. 30, T5N, R18E, about 1 air mile and 1½ road miles upstream from the highway 60 Salt River bridge,. Mineralization is a vein deposit with a linear ore body hosted in Mescal Limestone. The ore z…

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  • 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.

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Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Occurrence

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Chrysotile
  • Chrysotile
  • Serpentine Subgroup

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 54717

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (2)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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