The Shiprock Group is a iron and titanium, metal mine located in San Juan county, New Mexico at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium, Metal
Lat, Long: 36.90278, -108.50000
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Shiprock Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shiprock Group
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium, Metal
Secondary: Zirconium
Secondary: Thorium
Location
State: New Mexico
County: San Juan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED 2.8% TI02, 0.42% ZR02, 12.8% FE, 0.03% EQUIVELENT TH02
Materials
Ore: Anatase
Ore: Zircon
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Location): ESTIMATED LOCATION OF MIDPOINT OF GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF DEPOSITS. DEPOSITS ARE LOCATED ON AN ARC STARTING 8 MILES EAST OF SHIPROCK, NM AND ENDING 15 MILES SOUTH OF CORTEZ, CO. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979
Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS SMALL ELONGATE LENSES TRENDING NORTHWARD
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE MENEFEE MEMBER OF THE MESAVERDE FORMATION.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): NMBMMR GENERAL FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): CHENOWETH, W.L., 1957, NMGS GUIDEBOOK, 8TH FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 212-217
Reference (Deposit): DOW, V.T., AND J.V. BATTY, 1961, USBM, ROI 5860, P. 34-42
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