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Paden Southwest

Past Producer in Okfuskee county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022028
MRDS ID DE01835
Record type Site
Current site name Paden Southwest
Alternate or previous names Se Prague, Sw Okfuskee Co.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.61168, 35.46731 (WGS84)
Elevation 291
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 4.6 MI ESE OF PRAGUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okfuskee(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Prague NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Shawnee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Oklahoma City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Canadian(hydrologic unit)

Lower North Canadian(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Canadian(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Okfuskee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 012N 007E 31 E2 OF SW Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • GO EAST OF PRAGUE 4.1 MI ON U.S. HWY. 62; TURN S. 1.5 MI TO ABANDONED HOUSE ON EAST, FOLLOW TRAIL-ROAD SE 0.125 MI SE , E. ABOUT 0.35 MI, THEN S. ABOUT 0.125 MI TO OLD E-W FENCE LINE. FOLLOW FENCE W. ABOUT 0.125 MI. DIGGINGS ARE MOSTLY SOUTH OF FENCE IN THE NW OF SE OF SW-31. SOME ARE NORTH OF THE FENCE. ANOTHER LOCALITY WAS C-N1/2-NW-NW-NW-5-11N-7E, ABOUT 0.7 MI SE OF MAIN SHAFT, REPORTED BY MERRITT AND HAM (1940, SHEET 347). MANY DETAILS BY LESTER JEFFERS (1937) OF 620 E. MAIN ST., NORMAN, OKLA. (SHEET 5607); MERRITT AND HAM (1940, SHEET 347); MERITT, HAM, AND JEFFERS (1940, SHEET 348); AND DOTT (1947, 1947, 1948, OGS, OKFUSKEE CO. FILE, LETTERS). FISCHER (1937, P. 921) COMMENTED ON THIS DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation Of Chalcocite To Malachite

Analytical data

Result 1.28% CUO FROM SS
Result 15.41% CUO FROM STOCKPILE
Result 4.6-25.8% CUO FROM SAMPLES SENT IN
Result SILVER 1.40 OZ/TON AND GOLD 0.02 OZ/TON. SAMPLES SENT BY E.G. EBY AND J.A. ENSMINGER OF WAGONER, OKLA.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Ada Group
    Rock description Ada Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ada Group
    Rock description Ada Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.61168, 35.46731
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Low Monoclinal Dip Westward
Type of structure Local
Structure description Channel With Organic Material

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENS
    Strike N-S
    Dip 0.4 DEGREES W.
    Thickness 10.67M
    Length 201.17M
    Width 100.58M
    Depth to top 9.14M
    Depth to bottom 19.81M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE QUARTZOSE SANDSTONE IS ABOUT 35 FT THICK, LENTICULAR, AND OCCURS ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE THE LECOMPTON LIMESTONE. GEOLOGY BY RIES (1955). FISCHER (1937, P. 921) COMMENTED THAT THIS DEPOSIT WAS PROBABLY FORMED FROM CIRCULATING GROUND WATER. A FAULT ZONE STRIKING N20W CUTS THROUGH THE SHAFT AREA. MERRITT, HAM, AND JEFFERS GIVE DETAILS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Discoverer John E. Gravitt
Year of first production 1925
Year of last production 1934
Production years 1925-1934

Mining district

District name Paden

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner John Gravitt (Shipped 25 Tons); Ursheld Jerritt (Shipped 30 Tons)
    First year 1925
    Last year 1934
  • Type Owner
    Owner John E. Gravitt (Owned) Gravitt And (E.G. Ebey Had Lease, Wagoner, Ok.) Wyann Estates

Production statistics

  • Year 1931
    Period 1925-1931
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.28-4.6% Cuo
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CuO Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Name of workings GRAVITT (1925)
    Area 2.024HA
    Length 30.48M
    Width 3.05M
    Height 0.91M
    Overall depth 0M
    Overall length 201.17M
    Overall width 100.58M
  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Name of workings URSHEL AND JERRITT (1931)
    Length 18.29M
    Width 2.44M
    Height 2.44M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • GRAVITT WORKINGS - SEVERAL TRENCHES; SEVERAL WAGON LOADS. URSHEL AND JERRITT WORKINGS - VERTICAL SHAFT FOLLOWING A 2 FT BED LATERALLY AT 30 FT LEVEL TO N.; SEVERAL 26-30 FT SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • EIGHT COMPANIES LEASED FROM 1947-1965; SOME CORED. KIRK MINING CO., 219 CLAYTON BLDG., SAPULPA (R.H. KIRK & C.O. WRIGHT) LEASED GRAVITT AND BAKER PROPERTIES IN 1947, AND DRILLED HOLE ON BAKER PLACE NEAR C-S LINE-SW-SE-NW-31-12N-7E. THEY ALSO LEASED CORA ALDRIDGE PLACE, N1/2-NW-6-11N-7E, ON WHOSE PROPERTY A WELL WAS DRILLED IN 1928, SAID TO HAVE A COPPER SHOW (MERRITT, HAM, AND JEFFERS, 1940).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14, P. 6, 10, 27, 29, 31, 83, 87, 91.

  • Deposit

    FISCHER, R.P., 1937, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 32, P. 906-951 (P. 921).

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT #8, P. 10-12.

  • Deposit

    BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 15-17).

  • Deposit

    RIES, E.R., 1955, OGS BULLETIN 71, 120 P.

  • Deposit

    DOTT, R.H., 1946, 1947, 1948, OGS FILE, LETTERS, 12 P., OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA.

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., JUNE 1940, OGS FILE, SHEET 347, OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA.

  • Deposit

    ROY ELLIS OF PRAGUE, GRANDSON OF JOHN GRAVITT, SINCE 1950 HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE GRAVITT ESTATE, P.O. BOX 815, PRAGUE (ELLIS COURTS), LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLA.

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, C.A., HAM, W.E., AND JEFFERS, L., JUNE 1940, OGS FILE, SHEET 348, OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA., 5 P.

  • Deposit

    JEFFERS, LESTER, 1937, OGS FILE, SHEET 5607, OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA.

  • Production

    SHEAD, A.C., 1929, P. 6, 10, 27, 29, 31, 83, 87, 91. MERRITT, C.A., 1940, P. 12

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A WATER WELL 0.5 MI TO NE STRUCK A 3-4 FT LAYER OF COPPER DEPOSITS IN NE-NE-SW-31.
Deposit A MAIN SHAFT, 65 FT DEEP, SEVERAL TRENCHES 100 FT E-W, AND SIX PITS CAN BE SEEN WITHIN A 5-ACRE AREA, APPARENTLY ALL ON THE GRAVITT ESTATE?
Deposit MERRITT (1940, P. 10-12) AND BRANSON, BURWELL, AND CHASE (1955, P. 15-17) GIVE SOME DETAILS.

Reporter information

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

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