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Apache Iron

Past Producer in Navajo county in Arizona, United States with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161818
MRDS ID M003056
MAS/MILS ID 0040170023
Record type Site
Current site name Apache Iron
Alternate or previous names Alsace Lorraine Hematite, Swamp Creek Mountain, Canyon Creek, Rock House Deposit, Shell Mountain Deposit, Bear Spring Mountain, Nail Ranch Deposit, East Apache, Silette Deposit, West Apache
Related records 10027418

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -110.7424, 34.17926 (WGS84)
Elevation 1320
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Navajo(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chediski Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Show Low(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Navajo

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 009 N 015 E 15 C Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -110.7424, 34.17926
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATIFORM
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 910829

Comments on the geologic information

  • IRON MINERALIZATION IS FOUND OVER AN AREA ABOUT 90 BY 36 MI.
  • MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE SILICIFICATION IN THE MIDDLE MEMBER OF THE MESCAL LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADDITIONAL LOCATION:SEC 10,15,16, T9N,R151/2E

  • Reserve-Resource

    KLEMIC,H; AZ.B.M BULL#180,P173

  • Deposit

    USGS CHEDISKI PEAK QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR U FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR APACHE IRON FILE

  • Deposit

    STEWART,L.A; USBM R.I.4093,P

  • Deposit

    BURCHARD,E.F; USGS 821-C,P60

  • Deposit

    HARRER,C.M, USBM I.C.8236,P72-80

  • Deposit

    MOORE,R.MINERAL DEPOSITS OF FT.APACHE INDIAN RES.,P29-32

  • Deposit

    ADMR CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    USGS CRIB DATA REC #W016072

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-91 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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