Blevins Ranch

Occurrence in Montague 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. Ownership information
  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 10094853
MRDS ID DE01940
Record type Site
Current site name Blevins Ranch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -97.93782, 33.81985 (WGS84)
Elevation 268
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position E. SIDE OF RINGGOLD, ON E. SIDE OF U.S. HWY. 81, ABOUT 0.25 MI N. OF U.S. HWY. 82.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montague(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ringgold(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gainesville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sherman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Farmers-Mud(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Montague

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
8 SW OF SE OF SW OF NW OF SE Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLK. 4, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Torbernite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Nocona Formation
    Rock description Nocona Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Nocona Formation; Ss-6
    Rock description Nocona Formation; Ss-6

Nearby scientific data

(1) -97.93782, 33.81985

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle Sw Dip Off Muenster Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    Strike NW
    Dip <1 DEGREE SW
    Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HENTZ AND BROWN (1987), ROMER (1974), BARNES (1967), BULLARD AND CUYLER (1930), AND HENTZ (1988). HENTZ (1988, P. 18) MAPS SANDSTONE BED #6 OF THE NOCONA FORMATION IN THIS AREA. THIS MAY BE THE RYAN SANDSTONE OF THE CLAYPOOL OR PETROLIA FORMATION (LEONARDIAN, PERMIAN).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1973
Discoverer Blair And Others (1973)

Mining district

District name Ringgold

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Blevins Ranch (F.M. Clark)
    First year 1929

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P.

  • Deposit

    BLAIR, R.G., STEHLE, F.T., AND LEVICH, R.A., 1973, U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM TM-190, 16 P. (P. 11).

  • Deposit

    BULLARD, F.M., AND CUYLER, R.H., 1930, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 3001, P. 57-76.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., AND OTHERS, 1976, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, SHERMAN SHEET, 8 P. SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 16-19, 53).

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET, 21 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit BLAIR AND OTHERS (1973, P. 11) IS REFERENCE; A.E.C. FILE NO. 2458.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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