The Buckskin Canyon Deposit is a mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.23917, -110.55889
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Buckskin Canyon Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckskin Canyon Deposit
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Navajo
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Wad
Comments
Comment (Workings): CONSIST OF ONE ADIT, 30 FT. LONG
Comment (Location): UTM VERY APPROXIMATE
References
Reference (Deposit): BURCHARD, 1931, USGS BULL 821-C
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