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Weddington-Susquehanna Mine

Past Producer in Karnes county in Texas, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062966
MRDS ID TC36573
Record type Site
Current site name Weddington-Susquehanna Mine
Related records 10275920

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.11837, 28.85582 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Relative position 4.8 MI N65W OF COY CITY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Karnes(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Coy City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pleasanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crystal City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Antonio(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Karnes

Comments on the location information

  • NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Whitsett Formation
    Rock description Whitsett Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.11837, 28.85582
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Karnes Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Susquehanna Western, Inc.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 39.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • CONTIGUOUS WITH WEDDINGTON SUSQUEHANNA MINE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EARGLE, D.H., ET AL, 1971, URANIUM GEOLOGY AND MINES, SOUTH TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GUIDEBOOK 12, 59 P.

  • Deposit

    EARGLE, D.H., ET AL, 1975, SOUTH TEXAS URANIUM DEPOSITS: AAPG BULL., V. 59, P. 766-779.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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