| Deposit ID | 10022107 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01932 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Driver Ranch-1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -99.90871, 33.61402 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 472 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 6.7 MI W. OF BENJAMIN ON U.S. HWY. 82. DRIVE 2.1 MI N. TO DRIVER RANCH HOUSE. WALK ABOUT 1400 FT NE TO CREEK. THE MEASURED SECTION EXTENDS FROM CREEK TO NEAR RANCH HOUSE OR, TO S., FROM ELEVATION 1520 TO ABOUT 1580 FT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Knox(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cedar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lake Kemp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Wichita(hydrologic unit)
Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)
Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)
Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Knox |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | W2 OF W2 OF SW | Texas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | San Angelo Formation (Lower) |
| Rock description | San Angelo Formation (Lower) |
| (1) | -99.90871, 33.61402 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Dip Wnw Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| Discoverer | Smith, Gary E. |
| District name | Benjamin Nw |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Driver Ranch |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | OUTCROP |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01932 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-KNO-05 |
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 68, PL. III).
HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COPPER MAY BE WIDESPREAD BUT SPORADIC. |
| Deposit | SMITH (1974, P. 68, PL. III), MEASURED SECTION 18 (51 FEET OF CHOZA-SAN ANGELO), IS MAIN REFERENCE. IN BACK OF DRIVER RANCH HOUSE, TO NE, ON A BRANCH OF PANTHER CANYON. MALACHITE IN LOWER SAN ANGELO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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