Hill Land

Prospect in Ottawa county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10127655
MAS/MILS ID 0401150116
Record type Site
Current site name Hill Land

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -94.94964, 36.98757 (WGS84)
Elevation 249
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ottawa(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Miami NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Neosho(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tulsa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake O' The Cherokees(hydrologic unit)

Neosho(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neosho-Verdigris(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Ottawa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 029 N 022 E 17 SESESW Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -94.94964, 36.98757

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 100M
    Width 50M
    Area 2HA
    Depth to top 75M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 50
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 780708

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1923

Mining district

District name Tri State

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dungan, T. G.
    Interest 100
    Home office Kentucky
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 85M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 2
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity 900
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILE 15-84 THE PARK WALTON MINE.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILE 15-162 THE MELROSE DISTRICT.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES FILE 15-84 AND 15-162 CONFIDENTIAL SECT

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4337, INVESTIGATION OF THE MELROSE

  • Deposit

    LEAD DISTRICT, OTTAWA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA AND CHEROKEE COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    SEPT. 1948.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES R.I. 4811, INVESTIGATION OF THE MELROSE

  • Deposit

    LEAD DISTRICT, CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS LEASE IS A PART OF THE MELROSE DISTRICT RECORD 010 COLUMN 44 NO CURRENT MINING LEASES. PRIVATE OWNE RECORD 060 SHALE IS NOT A PART OF THE BOONE FORMATION, BUT IMPORTANT TO LOCALIZATION OF ORE BODIES. RECORD 080 COLUMNS 59-62 AND 69-71 STRIKE AND DIP NOT APPLI TO STRATIFORM TYPE ORE DEPOSITS GRADE AND TONNAGE MATRIX INFORMATION FROM FILE 15-162. INVESTIGATION OF THE MELROSE ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT RECORD 120 COLUMNS 58-63 900 TPD IS ESTIMATED MINE CAPACIT THE ENTIRE MELROSE BLOCK RECORD 120 COLUMNS 64-76 NO RELIABLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE RECORD 151-152 PERCENT RECOVERY BASED ON EXTRAPOLATION OF C RECOVERIES IN THE VIBURNUM TREND AND ESTIMATES OF DR. ROGER CLIFFORD (UMR). RECORD 151 COLUMNS 64-69. PLANT CAPACITY BASED ON 10 YEAR MI RECORD 151 COLUMNS 70-80 NO RELIABLE INFORMATION AVAILABLE RECORD 140 ORE TO BE HOISTED AT THE MINE AND TRUCKED TO PARK MILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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