Raggedy Mtn Gabbroic Anorthosite

Occurrence in Kiowa county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Silica, Sodium, Titanium
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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10176328
MAS/MILS ID 0400750001
Record type Site
Current site name Raggedy Mtn Gabbroic Anorthosite

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.95036, 34.8301 (WGS84)
Elevation 520
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kiowa(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glen Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Fork Red(hydrologic unit)

North Fork Red(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Kiowa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004 N 017 W 23 Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bytownite Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Rutile Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -98.95036, 34.8301

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 305M
    Length 19300M
    Width 3200M
    Area 6000HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N70W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6000
    Date of Last Modification 800414

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Mining method Bench (Berm)
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Undetermined
    Year 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6176HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 20
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 20000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost .39
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF-HAM,W.E.,ET.AL.,1964,BASEMENTROCKS AND STRUC. EVOL. OF S

  • Deposit

    OKLAHOMA,OKL. GEOL. SURV., BULL. 95, 302 P.

  • Deposit

    REF-SCOFIELD,N.1968,VERTICAL VARIATION IN THE LAYERED SERIES

  • Deposit

    MTN GABBRO GP,KIOWA COUNTY,OKLA, MASTERS THESIS,UNIV. OKLA.,

  • Deposit

    REF-STONE,G.T.,EDITOR,1967,THE STRUCTURE AND IGNEOUS ROCKS O

  • Deposit

    WICHITA MTNS.,OKLA;FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK,SOUTH-CENT. SEC.,GSA

  • Deposit

    PERSONS-DR. CHARLES J. MANKIN, DIRECTOR OKLAHOMA GEOL. SURVE

  • Deposit

    MAPS-BULLETIN 95 IN ABOVE REFERENCES. PLATES 1-5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COST ESTIMATES COURTESY OF R. STECKLEY, 15 APR 75.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-OCT-96 Steckley, Robert C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.