Black Canyon Occurrence

The Black Canyon Occurrence is a mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,900 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

Name: Black Canyon Occurrence  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 34.19806, -112.19278

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Black Canyon Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Canyon Occurrence


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Kay District


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: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR BAND


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TACONITE

Comment (Geology): MAGNETITE OCCURS AS A LAMINATED, CRINKLED AND FOLDED STRUCTURE


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., 1964 , RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 107


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