| Deposit ID | 10022121 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DE01949 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Farris Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Aard Copper, Inc. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -100.0676, 33.26207 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 469 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | GO 5 MI N. OF THE SE OUTSKIRTS OF ASPERMONT ON TEXAS HWY. 1263 FROM U.S. HWY. 380. TURN E. 1 MI. GO N. ABOUT 0.5 MI. TURN E. ABOUT 3.5 MI TO BRIDGE OVER SALT FORK OF BRAZOS RIVER. GO N. 1 MI. TURN E. 3.7 MI TO EDGE OF BLAINE ESCARPMENT AND SAMPLE 16 LOCATION OF SMITH (1974, PL. V). FOLLOW JOGGING MAIN ROAD TOWARD NE FOR 1.3 MI WHERE ROAD IS CLOSE TO BLAINE ESCARPMENT, NEAR PROMINENT POINT ABOUT 0.9 MI SSE OF DAVIDSON PEAK. THE FARRIS PROSPECT IS IN THE UPPER FLOWERPOT SHALE ON THE E. SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS SHOWN BY GALLOWAY (1970, FIG. 1, MEAS. SEC. 0) AND GALLOWAY'S STONEWALL CO. HIGHWAY MAP. PATTON (1930, P. 75) FIRST MENTIONED THIS PROSPECT. STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 37) FIRST MENTIONED THAT THE AARD COPPER CO., INC., MINED ABOUT 65 TONS OF ORE FROM 1965 TO 1970, AND THAT SEVERAL ADITS AND OPEN CUTS WERE MADE. SMITH (1974, P. 49, 62, 64, 68, PL. IVD) HAD MORE PRECISE GEOLOGY AND LOCATION, ALONG WITH TWO MEASURED SECTIONS WITH COPPER IN UPPER FLOWERPOT: SEC. 2, ABOUT 0.8 MI SW OF MINE IN BLUFF, AND SEC. 6, ABOUT 1 MI NE OF MINE IN BLUFF, EACH WITH COPPER IN THE SAME POSITION AS THAT AT MINE. MEAS. SEC. #2 IS IN NW-NE SEC. 3, ADAMS, BEATY, AND MOULTON, BLOCK C. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Stonewall(county)
Texas(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kiowa Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Aspermont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lubbock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt Fork Brazos(hydrologic unit)
Brazos Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Brazos Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Texas | Stonewall |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Shale | Gangue |
| Result | 0.10% CU IN MEASURED SEC. #2 ABOUT 0.9 MI SW OF MINE |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Kiser Gypsum | ||||||||
| Rock description | Kiser Gypsum | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Flowerpot Shale |
| Rock description | Flowerpot Shale |
| (1) | Blaine Formation |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gentle Dip To W. About 15 Ft/Mi Off Bend Arch |
| Name | UNNAMED |
|---|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 15 FT/MI W. |
| Thickness | 0.43M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1876 |
| Discoverer | Roessler, A.R. |
| Year of first production | 1931 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| Production years | 1920'S TO 1970 |
| District name | Davidson Peak |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aard Copper Co., Inc. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Name of workings | AARD COPPER CO. (FARMS PROSPECT) ADITS AND OPEN CUTS |
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DE01949 | |
| Oklahoma Geological Survey | OGS | OGS | TX-STO-03 |
ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876, 146 P. (P. 86-90, MAP).
ROESSLER, A.R., 1876B, MAP OF HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS (1 IN. = 2 MI) (SHOWS FARRIS PROSPECT AND LAND GRID).
PATTON, L.T., 1930, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 3027, 77 P. (P. 75).
STORM, L.W., COMPILER, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF STONEWALL CO., TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.
BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.
STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 37).
SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 49, 62, 64, 68, PL. IVD).
ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: ELW. WELLKE AND BRO., N.Y. (1" = 40 MI).
GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (FIG. 1, P. 113, STONEWALL CO. HIGHWAY MAP).
WHITMIRE, J.R., 1936, THE HISTORY OF STONEWALL COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS, 156 P. (P. 34-36).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMITH (1974, P. 49, 62, PL. IVD), STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 37), AND GALLOWAY (1970, COUNTY MAP) GIVE LOCATION ON F. DAVIDSON SURVEY, N. OF SALT FORK RIVER, ABOUT 3.5 MI W. OF CONFLUENCE OF DOUBLE MOUNTAIN FORK AND SALT FORK OF BRAZOS RIVER. ROESSLER (1876A,B) SHOWS COPPER PROSPECTS IN THIS AREA. WHITMIRE (1936, P. 34-36) DISCUSSES SOME HISTORY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1993 | Fay, Robert O. | Oklahoma Geological Survey |
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