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Martin Prospect

Past Producer in Lincoln county in Oklahoma, United States with commodity Copper
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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. 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. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022016
MRDS ID DE01817
Record type Site
Current site name Martin Prospect
Alternate or previous names Max B. Martin Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.6789, 35.59398 (WGS84)
Elevation 265
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 1 MI N. OF ARLINGTON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Arlington(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bristow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Oklahoma City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Deep Fork(hydrologic unit)

Lower North Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 013N 006E 16 SW OF SW OF SW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • GO 8 MI N. OF PRAGUE ALONG STATE HWY 99. TURN W. 0.9 MI ON COUNTY ROAD, UP HILL, TO RAVINE ON N. SIDE OF ROAD, ABOUT 400 FT E. AND 225 FT N. OF THE SW COR OF SEC. 16. OUTCROP IS ON E. SIDE OF RAVINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Vanoss Group
    Rock description Vanoss Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Reading Bed
    Rock description Reading Bed

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.6789, 35.59398
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip Westward, About 0.5w

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form SHEET
    Strike N-S
    Dip 0.5W
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 60.96M
    Width 9.14M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE BED IS ABOUT 1 FT THICK, GRADATIONAL NORTHWARD INTO FOSSILIFEROUS LIMESTONE, FORMING AN ESCARPMENT, ABOVE RED-BROWN SHALE.; HR.AGE.MV: GEARYAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Discoverer Perry Gravitt Of Nw-Sw-31-012n-007e, Okfuskee Co.
Year of first production 1942
Year of last production 1942

Mining district

District name Arlington

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Max B. Martin

Comments on the production information

  • I VISITED THE SITE IN 1973.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings MAX B. MARTIN
    Area 0.405HA
    Length 60.96M
    Width 9.14M
    Height 0.3M
    Overall length 121.92M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • MR. MARTIN SCRAPED SEVERAL TONS OF ROCK FOR SHIPMENT.

Comments on development

  • SINCE THE EARLY 1930'S, MR. GRAVITT LOOKED FOR COPPER PROSPECTS IN SEMINOLE, LINCOLN, AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MR. ROY ELLIS OF PRAGUE, LINCOLN COUNTY, FURNISHED THE INFORMATION

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit I DO NOT KNOW IF ANYTHING WAS SHIPPED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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