Jaquays, Globe district, Arizona

The Jaquays mine was a chrysotile mine in Gila County, Arizona, worked by D. W. Jaquays and his company, which the sources call the Jaquays Mining Corp. and later the Jaquays Asbestos Corporation.^1,4,11 The U.S. Bureau of Mines' Minerals Yearbook lists "D. W. Jaquays, 1219 South 19th Ave., Phoenix" among the active Arizona producers of 1951, without saying where he mined.¹ A company advertisement of 1976 said, "We've been in business for 25 years — continually mining and milling Arizona Low-Iron Chrysotile Asbestos."² In the yearbooks' later tables of producers, the mine's own name is printed simply as "Chrysotile."¹²

Early years

In June 1952 Asbestos, the industry's trade journal, passed on the company's report that "their strike on soft fibre has been a large one but because of a large landslide it will take a month to run a tunnel to get inside the workings again."¹³ In 1953, according to a newsletter of the Arizona Asbestos Producers Association, the Metate Asbestos Corp. and D. W. Jaquays Mining Corp. were "the first companies to sell to the government stock pile in Globe."¹⁴ From 1953 the company advertised "Arizona Asbestos Mined and Milled by Jaquays Mining Corporation," calling itself "Producers of Low Iron Chrysotile Crudes and Filter Fibre," with "Mines and Mill in Gila County."^4,15 The yearbooks for 1953 through 1958 list the company each year among the active firms or the chrysotile producers of the Globe district; the 1954 volume prints the name "Jacquays."^3,5,7,8,9,16 In September 1955 Asbestos reported that the company was "making additions to their mill at Globe, Arizona, in an effort to increase production."⁶

A new mill

In December 1958 Asbestos announced that "the largest and most modern asbestos mill in Arizona is to be erected three miles east of Globe," to "replace the present plant of the Jaquays Mining Corporation," with a cruding section able "to treat two tons of ore an hour" and a fiberizing section able "to turn out 10 tons of high-grade asbestos fiber daily."¹⁷ The yearbook for 1958 said the company "began constructing" a mill of "30-ton-per-day" crude ore capacity, with "modern equipment of the type used in Canadian mills to separate the fibers of grades 4 through 7."¹⁶ The sources date its start differently: the yearbook for 1959 reported that "the new mills of Jaquays Mining Corp. and Metate Asbestos Corp. began operating," while D. W. Jaquays, in a 1961 letter to Asbestos, wrote that the company "in January of 1960 completed and put into operation a new mill."^18,19 The 1959 yearbook named Jaquays and Phillips Asbestos Mines as "the only producers in Arizona" that year.¹⁸

In the same 1961 letter Jaquays wrote that "during 1960, Jaquays Mining Corporation milled no dumps and all fibre produced was from freshly mined ore," that the company "has a contract for 450 tons of No. 2 Crude with G.S.A.," and that it "has maintained at least two years developed ore ahead of milling for the past five years."¹⁹ He described the mines themselves: "At each of our mines we have 1,600 cubic feet of air capacity and underground there are a total of 17 air operated slushers to handle ore and waste."¹⁹ The yearbook called Jaquays "the principal Arizona producer" in 1961, and said it "continued to be the major producer in Arizona" in 1962.^20,21 For 1963 it again listed the company among four reporting shipments from mines in Gila County.²²

Jaquays Asbestos Corporation

By 1966 the advertisements carried the name Jaquays Asbestos Corporation, offering "Soft, Low Iron, White Chrysotile Crudes and Filter Fibre."^11,23 Asbestos reported that "during 1966, sales of filter fibre and a small amount of No. 1 and No. 2 Crudes totalled approximately 1,000 tons."²⁴ Printing the Bureau of Mines' review in 1973, the journal said that "with only Jaquays Mining Corporation's mine in Gila County operating in 1971, Arizona production decreased 11%."²⁵ The yearbooks for 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979, 1980 and 1981 each said that the company "had the only active asbestos mine in the State."^{12,26,27,28,29}

From 1977 Asbestos described the operation as "an underground mine in the Tonto National Forest and a mill some 30 miles distant, near Globe."^10,30 It reported that "in 1974 the company completed a $100,000 mill modification program to comply with air pollution requirements for asbestos processing."¹⁰

The end

In December 1978 Asbestos wrote that "it has been rumored that production of the Arizona low-iron Chrysotile is on the decrease and that Jaquays may close the mine."¹⁰ A year later it said that "it is possible the facility will be closed, mainly due to the high cost of meeting mandatory environmental controls and labor problems."³¹ In January 1981 the journal reported that "at current output of 55-100 tons per month, Jaquays could operate for another 10-15 years."³² The Minerals Yearbook for 1981, however, said that "this mine will probably be closed in 1982," and the yearbook for 1982 reported that "the Jaquays Mining Corp. mine in Gila County, Ariz., was closed in 1982," having "ceased operation at the beginning of the year."^29,33

The documents report this mine producing asbestos fiber for sale.²⁴

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Location

Output the documents report

Figures as printed, in the units each document uses (short tons before about 1990, metric tons after, in most U.S. chapters). Some are a year's output, some a daily rate or a capacity, some a company's total rather than this mine's alone; the statement for that year below says which.

Year	Figure	Source
1966	1,000 tons sold	24
1980	100 tons per month	32

Year by year

Every statement about this mine in the documents, in each document's own words, by the year it is about.

1951

• Worked: “D. W. Jaquays, 1219 South 19th Ave., Phoenix (active)” (D. W. Jaquays), p. 2¹
• Worked: “We've been in business for 25 years — continually mining and milling Arizona Low-Iron Chrysotile Asbestos” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), said by Jaquays Asbestos Corporation, p. 51²

1952

• Idle: “because of a large landslide it will take a month to run a tunnel to get inside the workings again” (Jaquays Mining Company), said by Jaquays Mining Company, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 58¹³
• Exploration: “their strike on soft fibre has been a large one but because of a large landslide it will take a month to run a tunnel” (Jaquays Mining Company), said by Jaquays Mining Company, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 58¹³

1953

• Buyers: “the first companies to sell to the government stock pile in Globe” (D. W. Jaquays Mining Corp.), said by Arizona Asbestos Producers Association (Newsletter, April 1953), as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 46¹⁴
• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp., 1219 South 19th Ave., Phoenix (active)” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2³
• Worked: “ARIZONA ASBESTOS Mined and Milled by JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION ... MINES AND MILL IN GILA COUNTY” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by Jaquays Mining Corporation, p. 47⁴

1954

• Worked: “Jacquays Mining Corp. (produced chrysotile in the Globe district)” (Jacquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁵

1955

• Mill: “making additions to their mill at Globe, Arizona, in an effort to increase production” (Jaquay Mining Corporation), p. 48⁶
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁷
• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. produced chrysotile in the Globe district” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁷

1956

• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. produced chrysotile in the Globe district” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁸
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁸

1957

• Worked: “ARIZONA ASBESTOS Mined and Milled by JAQUAYS MINING CORPORATION ... MINES AND MILL IN GILA COUNTY” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by Jaquays Mining Corporation, p. 52¹⁵
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁹
• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. produced chrysotile in the Globe district” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2⁹

1958

• Mill: “Cruding section of the mill will be able to treat two tons of ore an hour ... The fiberizing section will be able to turn out 10 tons of high-grade asbestos fiber daily” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), p. 46¹⁷
• Mill: “The largest and most modern asbestos mill in Arizona is to be erected three miles east of Globe, Arizona. It will replace the present plant of the Jaquays Mining Corporation” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), p. 46¹⁷
• Mill: “modern equipment of the type used in Canadian mills to separate the fibers of grades 4 through 7” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹⁶
• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. produced chrysotile in the Globe district” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹⁶
• Mill: “began constructing new asbestos mills at Globe—a 30-ton-per-day ... crude ore capacity” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹⁶
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹⁶

1959

• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. ... were the only producers in Arizona” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹⁸
• Mill: “The new mills of Jaquays Mining Corp. and Metate Asbestos Corp. began operating” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹⁸

1960

• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. reported shipments of asbestos from mines in the Globe district” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 1³⁴
• Output: “during 1960, Jaquays Mining Corporation milled no dumps and all fibre produced was from freshly mined ore” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by D. W. Jaquays, President, Jaquays Mining Corporation, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 18¹⁹
• Mill: “The Jaquays Mining Corporation in January of 1960 completed and put into operation a new mill” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by D. W. Jaquays, President, Jaquays Mining Corporation, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 20¹⁹

1961

• Description: “At each of our mines we have 1,600 cubic feet of air capacity and underground there are a total of 17 air operated slushers” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by D. W. Jaquays, President, Jaquays Mining Corporation, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 20¹⁹
• Buyers: “The Jaquays Mining Corporation has a contract for 450 tons of No. 2 Crude with G.S.A.” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by D. W. Jaquays, President, Jaquays Mining Corporation, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 20¹⁹
• Reserves: “maintains and has maintained at least two years developed ore ahead of milling for the past five years” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), said by D. W. Jaquays, President, Jaquays Mining Corporation, as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 18¹⁹
• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. reported shipments of asbestos from mines in the Globe district” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2²⁰
• Output: “Jaquays was the principal Arizona producer” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2²⁰

1962

• Worked: “Shipments from mines in the Globe district ... were reported by ... Jaquays Mining Corp.” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2²¹
• Output: “Jaquays Mining Corp. continued to be the major producer in Arizona” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2²¹

1963

• Worked: “Jaquays Mining Corp. reported shipments from mines in Gila County” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2²²

1966

• Worked: “ARIZONA ASBESTOS Mined and Milled by JAQUAYS ASBESTOS CORPORATION ... MINES AND MILL IN GILA COUNTY” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), said by Jaquays Asbestos Corporation, p. 6¹¹
• Output: “sales of filter fibre and a small amount of No. 1 and No. 2 Crudes totalled approximately 1,000 tons” (Jaquays Asbestos), p. 27²⁴

1971

• Worked: “With only Jaquays Mining Corporation's mine in Gila County operating in 1971” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), as reported by Asbestos (magazine), p. 40²⁵

1973

• Worked: “Mined and Milled by Jaquays Asbestos Corporation; Mines and Mill in Gila County” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), said by Jaquays Asbestos Corporation, p. 44²³

1974

• Dust and health: “In 1974 the company completed a $100,000 mill modification program to comply with air pollution requirements” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), p. 20¹⁰

1976

• Worked: “Arizona: Jaquays Mining Corp | Gila | Chrysotile | Chrysotile.” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 3¹²
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 3¹²
• Worked: “had the only active asbestos mine in the State” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2¹²

1977

• Dust and health: “awarded a safety plaque to Jaquays Mining Corporation for its continued good safety program; the operation of the mill east of Globe and the underground mine 45 miles north of Globe” (Jaquays Mining Corporation), p. 26³⁵
• Worked: “mills low-iron Chrysotile near Globe, Gila County. The mineral is mined in the Tonto National Forest, some 30 miles away” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), p. 22³⁰
• Worked: “had the only active asbestos mine in the State” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2²⁶
• Worked: “Arizona: Jaquays Mining Corp | Gila | Chrysotile | Chrysotile.” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 2²⁶
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 2²⁶

1978

• Closed: “It has been rumored that production ... is on the decrease and that Jaquays may close the mine” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), p. 20¹⁰
• Worked: “had the only active asbestos mine in the State” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 3²⁷
• Worked: “Arizona: Jaquays Mining Corp | Gila | Chrysotile | Chrysotile.” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 4²⁷
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 4²⁷

1979

• Closed: “It is possible the facility will be closed, mainly due to the high cost of meeting mandatory environmental controls and labor problems” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), p. 20³¹

1980

• Output: “At current output of 55-100 tons per month, Jaquays could operate for another 10-15 years” (Jaquays Asbestos Corporation), p. 14³²
• Worked: “had the only active asbestos mine in the State” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 3²⁸
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 3²⁸
• Worked: “Arizona: Jaquays Mining Corp | Gila | Chrysotile | Chrysotile.” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 3²⁸

1981

• Worked: “Arizona: Jaquays Mining Corp | Gila | Chrysotile | Chrysotile.” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 3²⁹
• Worked: “had the only active asbestos mine in the State” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 3²⁹
• Fiber: “chrysotile” (Jaquays Mining Corp), p. 3²⁹

1982

• Closed: “This mine will probably be closed in 1982” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 3²⁹
• Closed: “The one Arizona mine ceased operation at the beginning of the year” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 2³³
• Closed: “The Jaquays Mining Corp. mine in Gila County, Ariz., was closed in 1982” (Jaquays Mining Corp.), p. 3³³

In court opinions

Court opinions in our case-law library that name this mine, by how they concern it. A search found every one that names the mine and an AI reader sorted them; the quotation, checked word for word against the text, shows where. Those that name the mine only in passing or in a reference list are left out.

People exposed near the mine (1)

• Burns v. Jaquays Min. Corp. (1987): “The defendants who were awarded the summary judgment are Jaquays Mining Corporation, D.W. Jaquays Mining and Contractors Equipment Co., D.W. Jaquays and Ethelyn (sic) Jaquays”

Other names

Documents call this mine “D. W. Jaquays”, “Jaquays Mining Corp.”, “Jacquays Mining Corp.”, “Chrysotile”, “Jaquays Mining Corp. mine”, “Jaquay Mining Corporation”, “Jaquays Asbestos Corporation mines and mill in Gila County”, “Jaquays Mill”, “Jaquays Mining Corporation”, “Jaquays Asbestos Corporation”.

See also

• Jaquays Mining Corp.: the company's documents, people, products and plants
• Asbestos exposure sites in Arizona
• All asbestos mines

References

1. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1951 (January 1, 1952), p. 2.
2. Asbestos Magazine, 1976, September 1976 (September 1, 1976), p. 51.
3. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1953 (January 1, 1954), p. 2.
4. Asbestos Magazine, 1953, September 1953 (September 1, 1953), p. 47.
5. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1954 (January 1, 1955), p. 2.
6. Asbestos Magazine, 1955, September 1955 (September 1, 1955), p. 48.
7. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1955 (January 1, 1956), p. 2.
8. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1956 (January 1, 1957), p. 2.
9. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1957 (January 1, 1958), p. 2.
10. Asbestos Magazine, 1978, December 1978 (December 1, 1978), p. 20.
11. Asbestos Magazine, 1966, December 1966 (December 1, 1966), p. 6.
12. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1976 (January 1, 1977), pp. 2–3.
13. Asbestos Magazine, 1952, June 1952 (June 1, 1952), p. 58.
14. Asbestos Magazine, 1953, May 1953 (May 1, 1953), p. 46.
15. Asbestos Magazine, 1957, January 1957 (January 1, 1957), p. 52.
16. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1958 (January 1, 1959), p. 2.
17. Asbestos Magazine, 1958, December 1958 (December 1, 1958), p. 46.
18. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1959 (January 1, 1960), p. 2.
19. Asbestos Magazine, 1961, May 1961 (May 1, 1961), pp. 18, 20.
20. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1961 (January 1, 1962), p. 2.
21. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1962 (January 1, 1963), p. 2.
22. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1963 (January 1, 1964), p. 2.
23. Asbestos Magazine, 1973, February 1973 (February 1, 1973), p. 44.
24. Asbestos Magazine, 1967, January 1967 (January 1, 1967), p. 27.
25. Asbestos Magazine, 1973, January 1973 (January 1, 1973), p. 40.
26. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1977 (January 1, 1978), p. 2.
27. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1978–79 (January 1, 1980), pp. 3–4.
28. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1980 (January 1, 1981), p. 3.
29. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1981 (January 1, 1982), p. 3.
30. Asbestos Magazine, 1977, December 1977 (December 1, 1977), p. 22.
31. Asbestos Magazine, 1979, December 1979 (December 1, 1979), p. 20.
32. Asbestos Magazine, 1981, January 1981 (January 1, 1981), p. 14.
33. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1982 (January 1, 1983), pp. 2–3.
34. Minerals Yearbook: Asbestos Chapters, 1960 (January 1, 1961), p. 1.
35. Asbestos Magazine, 1977, May 1977 (May 1, 1977), p. 26.