Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR MASSES
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite, Specularite
GangueApatite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Chert · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockSandstone · Troy Formation--Chediski Sandstone
AlterationSilicification, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1966
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10027418
MRDS IDM003056
Alternate namesApache Iron, Alsace-Lorraine No. 1-2 Claims, Canyon Creek No. 2 Claim, Swamp Creek Mountan
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.17895, -110.74292
References
BURCHARD, E.F., 1931, IRON ORE ON CANYON CREEK, USGS BULL. 821-C, P. 51-75.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRIUSGS BULL. 821-C; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.