Rock Canyon Deposit

The Rock Canyon Deposit is a iron mine located in Navajo county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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: Rock Canyon Deposit  

State:  Arizona

County:  Navajo

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.09889, -110.74306

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Satelite image of the Rock Canyon Deposit

Rock Canyon Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rock Canyon 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

Not available


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, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF FORT APACHE INDIAN RES.: A.B.M. BULL. 177, P. 29-36.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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