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Site 61

Occurrence in King county in Texas, 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 10022099
MRDS ID DE01920
Record type Site
Current site name Site 61

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.02066, 33.45485 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position HUMP TRIANGULATION STATION IS ABOUT 1.6 MI TO SW. GO NW OF KNOX CITY FOR 15 MI ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BUZZARD PEAK (SW SIDE). GO S. ON WINDING ROAD FOR 5 MI TO UNIMPROVED ROAD ON E. GO 0.65 MI NE TO JUNCTION. TURN E. 0.25 MI. WALK NE ABOUT 2600 FT TO FLOWERPOT ESCARPMENT. SAMPLE SITE 61 IS NEAR TOP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kiowa Peak NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aspermont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lubbock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Brazos-Millers(hydrologic unit)

Middle Brazos-Clear Fork(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
84 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY. ELEVATION GIVEN ABOVE IS ON SITE 61; ELEVATION IS 1645 FT ON CORE HOLE A-4. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE LISTED ABOVE ARE ON SITE 61. CORE A-4 WAS 2200 FT SW OF SITE 61 (EL. 1645 FT; TD, 75 FT; DEC. 1969). SITE 60 WAS 3600 FT NW OF SITE 61 (EL. APPROX. 1580 FT).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.65% CU (SITE 61, USBM, RAF-26)
Result 0.03% CU (SITE 60, USBM, RAF-25)
Result 0.01-0.04% CU (CORE A-4, 55-58 FT DEEP
Result EL. 1590-1587 FT).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale (Upper)

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    Strike N-S
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. DIP OR LESS
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HUBBARD AND FISCHER (1930), BARNES (1967), AND SMITH (1974, PL. IV, MEAS. SECS. 3 AND 37, P. 68-70).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1969
Discoverer Stroud And Others

Mining district

District name Hump

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner W. R. Ross Ranch
    Home office Mr. Shirley R. Clark, Jr., Trustee, First National Bank Of Fort Worth, Fort Worth,

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • UPPER FLOWERPOT MALACHITE IS IRREGULAR IN OCCURRENCE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP
    Area 259.008HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 39, 48-49).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, PL. IV).

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 29)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 55-58 FT DEEP IN CORE A-4.
Deposit COPPER MINERALIZATION MAY BE IRREGULAR.
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 39) IS MAIN REFERENCE (SAMPLE SITE 61, USBM SAMPLE NO. RAF-26). ALSO INCLUDED IS SITE 60, RAF-25, AND CORE HOLE A-4 (STROUD AND OTHERS, 1970, P. 48-49). ALL SAMPLES ARE IN UPPER FLOWERPOT SHALE. GALLOWAY (1970, P. 29) AND SMITH (1974, P. 66) QUOTE STROUD AND OTHERS (1970) FOR CORE HOLE A-4. ALL ARE ON THE ROSS RANCH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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