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Lela North-3

Past Producer in Pawnee county in Oklahoma, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Cobalt, Chromium, Molybdenum, Nickel, Lead, Vanadium, Zirconium
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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. 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. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022033
MRDS ID DE01843
Record type Site
Current site name Lela North-3

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -96.94141, 36.37564 (WGS84)
Elevation 271
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 4 MI N. OF LELA, THEN 0.9 MI W., THEN WALK ABOUT 500 FT S. TO CREEK TO 2-FT SANDSTONE BED ALONG CREEK, AND PITS AND SHAFTS ON S. AND W. SIDES OF CREEK, POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO SEC. 23 TO W.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pawnee(county)

Oklahoma(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watchorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Keystone Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Enid(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Black Bear-Red Rock(hydrologic unit)

Arkansas-Keystone(hydrologic accounting unit)

Arkansas-Keystone(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oklahoma Pawnee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Indian 022N}022N 003E}003E 24}23 S2 OF NW OF NW OF NW (24); SE OF NE OF NE OF NE (23) Oklahoma

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. GIVEN ABOVE ARE ON SITE IN SEC. 24. R.P. FISCHER (1937) HAS A LOCAL DIAGRAM ON P. 914 SHOWING 8 PROSPECT HOLES AND 2 SHAFTS (ABOUT 40 FT DEEP). THE SHAFTS ARE ABOUT 150-200 FT S. OF THE CREEK. THE DEVELOPMENTS WERE DONE BEFORE 1935 BY THE PAWNEE MINING AND MILLING CO. H.M. MCQUEEN AND E.R. COCHRAN OF KANSAS CITY, MO., SENT SAMPLES TO OGS ABOUT JULY 18, 1940; MENTIONED BY DOTT AND MERRITT (1940) ON OGS SHEET 206 BY NELSON AND BENNETT (1936). THE SAMPLES, FROM SEC. 24, SHOWED 3.78 TO 17.07% CU. MENTIONED BY BRANSON, BURWELL, AND CHASE (1955, P. 13).

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sandstone Gangue

Analytical data

Result 10.43% CU
Result 200-666 PPM AG
Result 66-200 PPM ZR
Result 20-66 PPM V, PB
Result LESS THAN 20 PPM CO, CR, MO, NI

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Oscar Group
    Rock description Oscar Group
    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 > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -96.94141, 36.37564
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5w.

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form CHANNEL
    Thickness 0.61M

Comments on the ore body information

  • Orebody is in an outcrop

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel

Comments on the geologic information

  • LOWER 2 FT OF SANDSTONE HAS FOSSIL WOOD AND BONES ASSOCIATED WITH A MUDSTONE-LIMESTONE CONGLOMERATE. GEOLOGY BY GREIG (1959).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1935
Discoverer Pawnee Mining And Milling Co.
Production years 1930'S?

Mining district

District name Lela

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Pawnee Mining And Milling Co.
    Home office Pawnee, Ok.

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Period 1930'S
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.43% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 10wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings 2 SHAFTS ABOUT 200 FT S. OF CREEK
    Area 0.809HA
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 15.24M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings 8 DRILL HOLES
    Height 0.61M
    Overall depth 3.05M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings SURFACE SCRAPINGS
    Length 24.38M
    Width 12.19M
    Overall depth 0.61M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings UNNAMED

Comments on development

  • R.P. FISCHER (1937) MENTIONS THIS DEPOSIT (P. 914). HE WORKED IN THE FIELD FROM 1933 TO 1935. OGS, WPA FILES, INDICATE THAT THIS AND OTHER AREAS IN SECS. 18, 19, 24 WERE PART OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE PAWNEE MINING AND MILLING CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FISCHER, R.P., 1937, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 7, P. 906-951 (P. 914-915).

  • Deposit

    MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT NO. 8, 15 P. (P. 8).

  • Deposit

    GREIG, P.B., 1959, OGS BULLETIN 83, 188 P. (P. 141).

  • Deposit

    BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 13).

  • Deposit

    FAY, R.O., MAY 1972, SAMPLE NO. 63, OGS; ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER.

  • Deposit

    NELSON, PERCY, AND BENNETT, F., NOVEMBER 4, 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, OGS FILE, SHEET 206, PAWNEE CO., OKLAHOMA.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NELSON AND BENNETT (1936) GIVE MOST DETAILS.
Deposit NELSON AND BENNETT (1936) IS FIRST REFERENCE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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