Shiprock Group

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

Name: Shiprock Group  

State:  New Mexico

County:  San Juan

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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