Mine detail: Rock Canyon Deposit

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Location: Navajo County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.09896, -110.74376
dep_id: 10048362
mrds_id: M899953
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Hematite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR MASSES
model: 241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Reporter: Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.), Orris, Greta J.
hrock_unit: Mescal Limestone
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone,Chert
References:
  • Deposit:: BURCHARD, E.F., 1931, IRON ORE ON CANYON CREEK: USGS BULL. 821-C, P. 51-75.
  • Deposit:: MOORE, RT., 1968, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF FORT APACHE INDIAN RES.: A.B.M. BULL. 177, P. 29-36.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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