Reed Ranch-1

Occurrence in Greer 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. 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 10021960
MRDS ID DE01752
Record type Site
Current site name Reed Ranch-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -99.66649, 35.08592 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position GO 3.5 MI N. OF JESTER. TURN 2 MI E. GO N. 1.6 MI. TURN W. 0.25 MI, FOLLOW ROAD NW FOR 0.25 MI, TURN BACK E. 0.1 MI, AND DESCEND BLUFF TO N. ROAD CROSSES BLAINE FORMATION AND FLOWERPOT SHALE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greer(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Plainview(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Clinton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Elm 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 Greer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 007N 023W 18 NW OF SE OF NW OF NE Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 20-25 FT BELOW HAYSTACK GYPSUM IS KISER GYPSUM MEMBER OF FLOWERPOT SHALE. BELOW KISER IS GREENISH-GRAY MEADOWS COPPER SHALE, ABOUT 8 INCHES OF WHICH WAS SAMPLED (SAMPLE C-24).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.11% CU (SAMPLE C-24) FROM 8-INCH SHALE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Kiser Gypsum Member Of Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Kiser Gypsum Member Of Flowerpot Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Meadows Copper Shale
    Rock description Meadows Copper Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -99.66649, 35.08592

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Beds Are Almost Flat In Plainview Syncline

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike E-W
    Dip ALMOST FLAT
    Thickness 0.2M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • MEADOWS COPPER SHALE, BELOW KISER GYPSUM MEMBER OF FLOWERPOT SHALE, ABOUT 25 FT BELOW HAYSTACK GYPSUM. KISER GYPSUM MEMBER OF FLOWERPOT SHALE, JUST ABOUT 20 FT BELOW HAYSTACK GYPSUM, JUST ABOVE MEADOWS BED. GEOLOGY BY MURPHEY (1958, MEASURED SEC. 2).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1970
Discoverer Stroud And Others (1970)

Mining district

District name Haystack Mountain

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Reed Ranch

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 38)

  • Deposit

    MURPHEY, C.W., 1958, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 102 P. (MEAS. SEC. 2)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MEADOWS COPPER SHALE?
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit STROUD (1970, P. 38, SAMPLE C-24) IS REFERENCE TO NE-18-7N-23W. PROBABLY MEADOWS BED OF FLOWERPOT SHALE WAS SAMPLED, ABOUT 20 FT BELOW HAYSTACK GYPSUM. THE EXACT LOCALITY IS UNKNOWN, BUT IT IS PROBABLY ALONG THE ROAD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-93 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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