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Panna Maria East Mine

Past Producer in Karnes county in Texas, United States with commodities Uranium, Molybdenum, Selenium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  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 10085103
MRDS ID W700632
Record type Site
Current site name Panna Maria East Mine
Alternate or previous names East Area, Labus-Moczygemba, Pollok

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.91698, 28.98915 (WGS84)
Elevation 107
Relative position 6.75 MILES N5W OF KARNES CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Karnes(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Karnes City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goliad(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Beeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cibolo(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Selenium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue

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, Tordilla Sandstone Member
    Rock description Whitsett Formation, Tordilla Sandstone Mbr
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.91698, 28.98915
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Growth-Faulting

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 22.86M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PART OF A JACKSON-AGE STRANDPLAIN BARRIER-ISLAND SYSTEM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Production years 1977-1985

Mining district

District name Karnes Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Chevron

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 4000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Uranium U3O8 0.7 wt-pct Uranium Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES PANNA MARIA EAST AND WEST MINE RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 1371.6M
    Overall depth 60.96M
    Overall width 274.32M

Comments on the workings information

  • SECOND PIT (3800 BY 1000 FT) TO SW ON STRIKE

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 500,000 AND 1,000,000 TONNES/YEAR. ; ECON.COM: ORE PROCESSED AT PANNA MARIA MILL ; MILL.CAP : 2500 ST/D

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    TX BEG GB 18

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPTH IS FROM 65-75 FT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-93 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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