Kiowa County Clays

Unknown in Kiowa county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free
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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10200764
MAS/MILS ID 0400750002
Record type Site
Current site name Kiowa County Clays

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -98.95536, 34.7751 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 100(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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

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 35 Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolinite Unknown
Montmorillonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Raggedy Mountain Gabbro Group

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 11M
    Length 24000M
    Width 3000M
    Area 1200HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1200
    Date of Last Modification 800414

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1939

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1200HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .71
    Percent Waste Rock 15.9
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 2
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 11
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 16820
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 530
    Unit Production Cost .93
    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-KNOX,C.1948,INVES. OF KIOWA CNTY. CLAYS,BUMINES RI 4329

  • Deposit

    REF-CHASE,G.AND A.BURWELL,1952,KAOLIN AND MONT. CLAYS OF WIC

  • Deposit

    MTNS.,OKLA; OKL. GEOL. SURV.,THE HOPPER, V. 12, NO. 1, 10 P.

  • Deposit

    REF-JOHNSON,K.1968,MINERALOGY OF CORES FROM OTTER CREEK; INT

  • Deposit

    PERSONS-DR.CHARLES J. MANKIN,DIRECTOR, OKL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND

  • Deposit

    RESOURCE QUANTITY ESTIMATE BY HUSTED, BUM CONTRACT S0122100,

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMM.,OKL. GEOL. SURV. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NOT PUBLISHED. 20% MOISTURE ADDED TO GRADE ANALYSIS PER INSTRUCTIONS EFOC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-APR-1987 Steckley, Robert C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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