Buckhorn Prospect

Past Producer in Comanche county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021922
MRDS ID DE01712
Record type Site
Current site name Buckhorn Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.53646, 34.76121 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.3 MI S. OF MEERS ON OK HWY 115 IS A ROAD ON THE E. SIDE, ANGLING NE. FOLLOW ROAD TO NE ABOUT 1.2 MI TO CEDAR CREEK CROSSING. PROCEED E. ABOUT 1.5 MI. MAIN ROAD GOES TO SE ALONG BASE OF MOUNT SCOTT, THROUGH S. PART OF SEC. 2. JEEP ROAD, 4-WHEEL-DRIVE, BEARS TOWARD NE AND CONNECTS WITH VARIOUS TRAIL ROADS THROUGH SEC. 2, ON W. SIDE OF LAKE LAWTONKA., Acc To 2500 Ft

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Comanche(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Meers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Comanche

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 003N 013W 2 CENTER Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BAIN (1904, P. 84) COLLECTED A SAMPLE (W-6) FROM THE DUMP, BUT NO INFORMATION IS GIVEN ON THE RESULTS OF THE ASSAY.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Rock unit name Mount Sheridan Gabbro;Hennessey Group
    Rock description Mount Sheridan Gabbro;Hennessey Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Mount Scott Granite
    Rock description Mount Scott Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.53646, 34.76121

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wichita Mountains
Type of structure Local
Structure description Mount Scott Granite Intrusion In Mt. Sheridan Gabbro

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Acidic Hydrothermal Veins Cut Gabbro, Extracting Cu From Gabbro

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1903
Year of last production 1904

Mining district

District name Meers

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings UNNAMED SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1901-1904?
Deposit BAIN (1904, P. 84) LOCATES THIS IN SEC. 2, 3N-13W, BUT DOES NOT GIVE AN EXACT LOCATION. THE CENTER OF THE SECTION WILL BE GIVEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-92 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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