Wolf Creek-1

Occurrence in Comanche county in Oklahoma, 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 10021928
MRDS ID DE01718
Record type Site
Current site name Wolf Creek-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.44173, 34.60344 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 3.5 MI W. OF H.E. BAILEY TURNPIKE ON LEE BLVD IN SOUTH LAWTON. TURN 0.6 MI N. ON 38TH STREET. WALK ABOUT 600 FT W. TO BANK OF WOLF CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Comanche(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lawton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Comanche

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 002N 012W 34 SW OF SW OF NE OF SE OF NE Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • A 1-6 IN. CLAY BED, WITH GRAY CONCRETIONS, OCCURS IN THE CREEK BANK AND COVERS ABOUT 20 ACRES, BACK E. TO THE ROAD, AND E. OF 38TH ST., ON CAMPUS OF CAMERON UNIVERSITY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1.01% CU (LONGFITT), AND 2.05% CU AND 3.56% CUCO3 (MANSUR-WOODS)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Garber Sandstone
    Rock description Garber Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Garber Sandstone
    Rock description Garber Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.44173, 34.60344

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip Southward, About 10 Ft Per Mile

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form SHEET
    Dip 0.1 DEGREE S.
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 365.76M
    Width 243.84M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • MALACHITE OCCURS IN CLAY SHALE AND IN CONCRETIONS IN THE SHALE. GEOLOGY SHOWN BY HAVENS (1977).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1936
Discoverer M.A. Mansur And Haskell C. Woods

Mining district

District name Lawton

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings UNNAMED
    Area 8.094HA
    Length 365.76M
    Width 243.84M
    Height 0.15M
    Overall depth 6.1M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAVENS, J.S., 1977, OGS AND USGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6 (GEOLOGIC MAP)

  • Deposit

    LONGFITT, R.C. WHITY, NOVEMBER 1937, SHEET 042, COMANCHE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.

  • Deposit

    MANSUR, M.A., AND WOODS, H.C., JUNE 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 579, COMANCHE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COVERS ABOUT 20 ACRES. LONGFITT (1937) ESTIMATED 300,000 TO 500,000 TONS OF ROCK AVERAGING 1.01% CU.
Deposit THIS COULD EXTEND OVER A WIDER AREA. THE REGION IS NOW FILLED WITH HOUSES AND CAMERON COLLEGE.
Deposit MANSUR AND WOODS (1936) SHOW LOCATION OF 4 SAMPLES IN THE E2-SE-NE-34-2N-12W, IN COPPER SHALE, 1-6 IN. THICK, COVERING ABOUT 20 ACRES. WITH 2.05% CU AND 3.56% MALACHITE. GRAY CONCRETIONS ARE ALSO PRESENT. LONGFITT (1937) ALSO SENT IN SAMPLES, AVERAGING 1.01% CU, ESTIMATED AT 300,000 TO 500,000 TONS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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