| Deposit ID | 10022012 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01812 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brunker Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.2237, 34.84038 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 453 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 0.3 MI N. OF OLD LUGERT STATION AND CHURCH ON OKLAHOMA HWY. 44. TURN E. 2.1 MI. TURN S. 3 MI. GO S. 1.1 MI, GOING AROUND SMALL HILL. TURN W. ABOUT 0.15 MI. WALK S. ABOUT 600 FT TO WHERE PIPELINE OR HIGHLINE CROSSES FROM NE TO SW. THE SITE SHOULD BE NEAR THE LINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kiowa(county)
Oklahoma(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Warren(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 | 019W | 8 | SE OF SE OF NW OF NE OF NW | Oklahoma |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | 15.56% CUCO3, SAMPLE 4194 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | North Fork Terrace;Hennessey Group | ||||
| Rock description | North Fork Terrace;Hennessey Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Reformatory Granite |
| Rock description | Reformatory Granite |
| (1) | -99.2237, 34.84038 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wichita Mountains |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Reformatory Granite Intrusive, Covered By Terrace, Possibly Weathered Hennessey Conglomerate |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Discoverer | Ryan, Eban, And Winnett, Lester |
| District name | Devils Canyon |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | John E. Brunker |
| Home office | R.R. 3, Lone Wolf, Ok. |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | SHALLOW PIT |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01812 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | OK-KIO-44 |
MERRITT, C.A., 1958, OGS BULLETIN 76, 70 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 2006, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY SCATTERED VEINS WITH COPPER WERE WORKED BY THE HENNESSEY SEA AND NORTH FORK RIVER, AND THE COPPER WAS REDEPOSITED IN LENSES. |
| Deposit | POSSIBLY THERE ARE OTHER OCCURRENCES ALONG THE NE-SW PIPELINE OR HIGHLINE. |
| Deposit | LOCATED BY RYAN AND WINNETT (JUNE 1936, SHEET 2006). MERRITT (1958) AND POLK (1948) MAPPED THE AREA AS TERRACE, PROBABLY UNDERLAIN BY REFORMATORY GRANITE. MERRITT (IN RYAN AND WINNETT, 1936) SAID THAT THEY FOUND MALACHITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1992 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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