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Spring Mountain

Occurrence in Archer county in Texas, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10022055
MRDS ID DE01869
Record type Site
Current site name Spring Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.64756, 33.56596 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 2.25 MI S. ON TEX. HWY. 79, FROM INTERSECTION WITH TEX. HWY. 25 IN ARCHER CITY. TURN WNW FOR 0.35 MI. WALK ABOUT 2000 FT W. TO SPRING MOUNTAIN, S. SIDE, TO S. POINT OF MOUNTAIN. CLIMB ABOUT 80 FT TO TOP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Archer(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Archer City West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wichita Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Wichita(hydrologic unit)

Red-Lake Texoma(hydrologic accounting unit)

Red-Washita(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Archer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
152 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • IN HARRIS SUBDIVISION OF CLUB RANCH BLOCK. THE COPPER MINERALS OCCUR IN A MUDSTONE-CONGLOMERATE ABOUT 2 FT THICK BELOW A CAPPING SANDSTONE OF 5-10 FT. THE DEPOSIT EXTENDS W. FOR ABOUT 300 FT AND INTO THE MOUNTAIN FOR ABOUT 100 FT. THE FORMATION IS THE ARCHER CITY FORMATION, SANDSTONE NO. 8, BELOW THE COLEMAN JUNCTION HORIZON OR EQUIVALENT BED.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE COPPER IS SCATTERED ON OTHER BUTTES IN THE AREA, IN A SANDSTONE CAPPING THE HILLS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Conglomerate Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3.5% TO 5% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Archer City Formation
    Rock description Archer City Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Rock unit name Sandstone #8 Of Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group
    Rock description Sandstone #8 Of Archer City Formation Of Bowie Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.64756, 33.56596
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Slight Dip To Ne Off Of Bend Arch, Less Than 1 Degree

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    Strike E-W
    Dip LESS THAN 1 DEGREE NNE
    Thickness 0.61M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 30.48M

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 HENTZ (1988, P. 13-17, 52), HENTZ AND BROWN (1987), AND NICKELL (1932, MAP NO. 1).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1873
Discoverer A.R. Roessler

Mining district

District name Archer City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Abercrombie Ranch

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, ED WELLKE AND BRO. (1 INCH = 40 MI).

  • Deposit

    ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, AN ACCOUNT OF THE MINERAL WEALTH OF TEXAS, IN ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876 (GALVESTON, 146 P.), P. 86-90, MAP.

  • Deposit

    SCHMITZ, R.J., 1897, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108 (P. 107, FIG. 6).

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (P. 13-17, 52).

  • Deposit

    HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    NICKELL, C.O., 1932, AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P. (MAP NO. 1)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CAPS BUTTES IN AREA.
Deposit OUTCROP
Deposit SCHMITZ (1897, P. 107, FIG. 6) IS ORIGINAL REFERENCE. REFERENCE TO ARCHER CITY OR ARCHER WAS MISPRINTED AS ARDEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. ROESSLER (1874, 1876A) SHOWS THIS LOCALITY.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1872 OR BEFORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Fay, Robert O. Oklahoma Geological Survey

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