| Deposit ID | 10021991 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01789 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Devils Canyon-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.26093, 34.83899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 445 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO N. OF OLD LUGERT STATION AND CHURCH ON OKLAHOMA HWY 44 0.3 MI. TURN E. 2.1 MI. TURN S. 3 MI. FOLLOW ROAD S., AND JOGGING W. SEVERAL TIMES, FOR ABOUT 2.5 MI. TURN W. 1 MI. FOLLOW UNIMPROVED ROAD NW 0.35 MI TO WHERE SOLDIERS PEAK IS NEAR THE NORTH FORK RIVER, PASSING THE OLD LEE WINTERS HOUSE ON THE N. SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 0.25 MI. FOLLOW TRAIL ROAD N. AND NNW FOR 0.75 MI TO WHERE IT BRANCHES. GO W. ABOUT 0.3 MI, CROSSING CREEK, TO ABANDONED HOUSES. WALK SSE ABOUT 600 FT TO 7 FT PIT IN ARKOSE WITH MALACHITE AND AZURITE AND 16.8% CUCO3. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kiowa(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blair(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Altus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower North Fork Red(hydrologic unit)
North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oklahoma | Kiowa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian | 004N}004N | 020W}020W | 12 LOC. A}12 LOC. B | NW OF SE OF SE OF NW OF NW {LOC A}; SE OF NW OF NW OF NW {LOC B} | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Result | 16.8% CUCO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Reformatory Granite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Reformatory Granite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose |
| Rock unit name | Hennessey Group |
| Rock description | Hennessey Group |
| (1) | -99.26093, 34.83899 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wichita Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Reformatory Granite Intrusive |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | VEINS REWORKED |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| District name | Devils Canyon |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | UNNAMED PIT |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Overall depth | 2.13M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01789 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-KIO-21 |
HALE, D.K., 1981B, CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 304-319.
MERRITT, C.A., 1958, OGS BULLETIN 76, 70 P.
WILSON, C.S., 1976, OKLAHOMA TREASURE AND TREASURE TALKS: UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS, 325 P. (P. 111-127).
COCKRELL, S.N., 1892, THE U.S. VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN: V. 2, P. 1347-1356.
CUMMINS, W.F., 1892, THE U.S. VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN: V. 2, P. 965-985.
SETTLES, J.C., 1892, THE U.S. VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, V. 2, P. 1042-1064.
SIBLEY, JOHN, 1805, U.S. CONG., AMER. STATE PAPERS, V. 5, CLASS 2, INDIAN AFFAIRS, IN DOCUMENTS FROM 1ST TO 13TH SESS., 1789-1815, BY WALTER LOWRIE AND MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARKE (1832), P. 725-731.
MALEY, JOHN, 1811-1813, JOURNAL, RED RIVER ETC., YALE UNIVERSITY, MANUSCRIPT 450 OF SILLIMAN, 176 P.
POLK, T.R., 1948, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M. GEOL. ENGR. THESIS, 87 P.
RYAN, EBEN, AND WINNETT, LESTER, JUNE 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 2002, OGS, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIRST MENTIONED BY RYAN AND WINNETT (1936). |
| Deposit | POSSIBLY WORKED SINCE 1765. |
| Deposit | EARLY ACCOUNTS OF MINING AND A SPANISH VILLAGE IN THIS AREA ARE GIVEN BY SIBLEY (1805), MALEY (1811-1813), COCKRELL (1892), SETTLES (1892), CUMMINS (1892), AND LATER BY WILSON (1976, P. 111-127) AND HALE (1981B, P. 304-319). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-92 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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