The Oak Creek Deposit is a iron mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 34.04444, -110.69556
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Oak Creek Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oak Creek Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
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
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BEST ORE RANGES FROM 50-65% METALLIC IRON 4.5-26.5% SILICA, AND 0.12-0.40% PHOSPHORUS.
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BURCHARD, E.F., 1931, IRON ORE ON CANYON CREEK: USGS BULL. 821-C, P. 51-75.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, RT., 1968, MIN. DEPOSITS OF FORT APACHE INDIAN RES.: A.B.M. BULL. 177, P. 29-36.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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