Site A-3

Occurrence in King county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10091740
MRDS ID DE01922
Record type Site
Current site name Site A-3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.04622, 33.47457 (WGS84)
Elevation 511
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2 MI N. OF HUMP TRIANGULATION STATION. GO NW OF KNOX CITY FOR 15 MI ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BUZZARD PEAK (SW SIDE). GO S. ON WINDING ROAD FOR 2.8 MI. ON W. SIDE OF ROAD WAS CORE HOLE A-3.

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
2 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK H, R.M. THOMPSON SURVEY. (SECTION IS ORIENTED NW-SE; DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN AS IF THE SECTION WERE ORIENTED N-S.) ELEVATION GIVEN ABOVE IS ON SURFACE; TOP SAN ANGELO, EL. 1528 FT; TOP COPPER SHALE, EL. 1578 FT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.03-0.10% CU AT 97.0-97.6 FT IN CORE

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
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation

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
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS
    Thickness 0.18M
    Depth to top 29.57M
    Depth to bottom 29.75M

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).; 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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS ZONE MAY BE IRREGULAR AND LENTICULAR, IN MIDDLE FLOWERPOT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Name of workings CORE
    Area 0.405HA

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. 46-47).

  • 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. 28)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 46-47) IS REFERENCE. GALLOWAY (1970, P. 28) AND SMITH (1974, P. 66) QUOTE STROUD (1970). CORE HOLE A-3, EL. 1675 FT, TD 155 FT, DRILLED JANUARY 1969.
Deposit 7-INCH SHALE IN CORE, 50 FT ABOVE TOP OF SAN ANGELO FORMATION.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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