Randlett Northeast-2

Occurrence in Cotton county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Cobalt, Chromium, Nickel
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 10021937
MRDS ID DE01727
Record type Site
Current site name Randlett Northeast-2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.40534, 34.21318 (WGS84)
Elevation 288
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 2 MI N. OF RANDLETT ON U.S. HWY 277, 281, FROM INTERSECTION WITH U.S. HWY 70, TURN 3 MI E.; GO 0.75 MI N., WALK 1500 FT W. TO BADLANDS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cotton(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Randlett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Burkburnett(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lawton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

West Cache(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Cotton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 004S 012W 13 NE OF NE OF SW OF NE Oklahoma

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2.27% CU
Result 200-666 PPM AG
Result 20-66 PPM V
Result LESS THAN 20 PPM CO, CR, NI

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.40534, 34.21318

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Ssw Dip, About 0.1 Degree Ssw

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.61M

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 HAVENS (1977) AND MUNN (1914).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer Fay, Robert O.

Mining district

District name Randlett

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. A. Neal, Aztec Loan Co.
    Home office P.O. Box 335, 121 S. 13th St., Edinburg, Tx. 78539

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAVENS, J.S., 1977, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 6.

  • Deposit

    MUNN, M.J., 1914, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 547, 83 P.

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., NOVEMBER 1971, OGS, SAMPLE 55; ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit M.A. NEAL PROPERTY, AZTEC LOAN CO., P.O. BOX 335, 121 S. 13TH ST., EDINBURG, TX 78539.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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