Konawa Southwest

Past Producer in Seminole 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022051
MRDS ID DE01865
Record type Site
Current site name Konawa Southwest
Alternate or previous names Konawa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.76696, 34.95288 (WGS84)
Elevation 306
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO ABOUT 0.8 MI W. OF STATE HWY. 39 TO HALF-SECTION ROAD. TURN SOUTH ABOUT 0.2 MI TO KONAWA LAKE AND COUNTRY CLUB AREA. TURN WEST ABOUT 200 FT. OUTCROP ON N. SIDE OF ROAD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Seminole(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Konawa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ada(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ardmore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Canadian-Walnut(hydrologic unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Seminole

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 006N}006N 005E}005E 34}34 NE OF NE OF SE OF NW (34); NW OF NW OF NW OF SW OF NE (34) Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • AN OLD POSSIBLE ADIT, NOW FILLED, IS TO EAST OF N-S HALF-SECTION ROAD, ON EAST SIDE OF RAVINE JUST EAST OF THE ROAD IN NE OF SEC. 34, AND REPORTED BY SHEAD (1929, P. 11, 29, 87).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SAMPLE IN NE-34 COLLECTED BY C.B. HYDE OF KONAWA (1929); ANALYZED BY SHEAD, OGS. SAMPLE IN NW-34 COLLECTED BY R.O. FAY, MARCH 1973, ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER, MARCH 17, 1976, OGS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Gangue
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 34.27% CU IN NE-34
Result 0.74% CU IN NW-34
Result AND LESS THAN 20 PPM AG. FE, TI, AND MN GREATER THAN 2000 PPM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Oscar Group
    Rock description Oscar Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hart Limestone
    Rock description Hart Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.76696, 34.95288

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Dip Westward, About 0.2 W.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form SHEET
    Strike N-S
    Dip 0.2W.

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1929
Discoverer C.B. Hyde Of Konawa, Oklahoma
Year of first production 1929
Year of last production 1929

Mining district

District name Konawa

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Name of workings ADIT - NE-34
    Area 0.405HA
    Length 6.1M
    Width 1.83M
    Height 1.52M
    Overall depth 3.05M
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 6.1M
  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Name of workings OUTCROP - NW-34
    Length 30.48M
    Width 3.05M
    Height 1.52M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14, P. 11, 29, 87

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., 1973-1976, OGS, SAMPLE 66

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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