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Site B-1

Occurrence in King 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 10022090
MRDS ID DE01911
Record type Site
Current site name Site B-1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.0915, 33.40457 (WGS84)
Elevation 468
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 15 MI NW OF KNOX CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 222 (OR 143) TO SW SIDE OF BUZZARD PEAK. TURN S. ON MAIN WINDING ROAD FOR ABOUT 5.5 MI TO MAIN FORK IN ROAD. TAKE W. FORK THAT RUNS SW FOR ANOTHER 3.2 MI TO ROAD ON W. SIDE, AND GO WSW FOR ABOUT 0.9 MI TO ROAD INTERSECTION FROM N. GO N. ABOUT 0.2 MI TO WHERE ROAD BENDS BACK TO NE. DRILL SITE OF CORE HOLE B-1 OF U.S. BUREAU OF MINES WAS ON NW SIDE OF ROAD, AT GROUND ELEV. APPROX. 1530 FT, AND COLLAR ELEV. APPROX 1535 FT (NOT 1550 FT).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kiowa Peak NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Aspermont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lubbock(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Brazos-Millers(hydrologic unit)

Middle Brazos-Clear Fork(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Brazos(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas King

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
255 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY, BLOCK F. ABOUT 1600 FT TO SE, AT APPROX EL. 1510 FT, STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 41, SAMPLE SITES 102-103, USBM SAMPLE NOS. RAF-80-81) COLLECTED 6 INCHES OF SHALE THAT ANALYZED 0.04-1.15% CU, NEAR C OF 31/2 OF SEC. 255 (STROUD, 1970, P. 28, 41). ABOUT 0.9 MI TO WSW WAS A COPPER LOCALITY GIVEN BY ROESSLER (1876B), NEAR THE C OF N1/2 OF SE1/4 OF SEC. 5 OF HAND TC RAILROAD CO. SURVEY, BLOCK F.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.02-0.22% CU FROM 26.8-33.6 FT IN CORE B-1. SURFACE SAMPLES BY STROUD (1970, P. 28, 41), SAMPLE SITES 102-103, ASSAYED 0.04-1.15% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Kiser Gypsum Above Copper Shale
    Rock description Kiser Gypsum Above Copper 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 > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gentle W. Dip Less Than 30 Ft/Mi Off Bend Arch

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip W. ABOUT 30 FT/MI
    Thickness 2.13M
    Depth to top 7.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Reducing Environment, Stratabound, Sabkha?

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOLOGY BY HUBBARD AND FISCHER (1930), BARNES (1967), AND SMITH (1974, PL. IV). THE UPPER FLOWERPOT IS PROBABLY THE UNIT WITH THE COPPER.; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name North Croton Creek

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner 6666 Ranch
    Home office Mr. Jay Humphrey, Trustee, Of S.B. And Tom Burnett Estate, 1212 First National Bank, Ft. Worth

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THIS COULD EXTEND OVER A WIDE AREA, BUT A CORE HOLE 0.8 MI TO THE N. (A-1) DID NOT HAVE COPPER IN IT (STROUD, 1970, P. 42-43).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP AND DRILL HOLE
    Area 259.008HA

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROESSLER, A.R., 1976B, MAP OF HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS (1" = 2 MI).

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS, SCALE 1:48,000.

  • Deposit

    BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - LUBBOCK SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • 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. 28, 41-43, 61-62, CORE HOLE B-1, SAMPLE SITES 102-103).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 66, PL. IV).

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-B, 115 P. (P. 36, 67, 86, 100)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 61-62, CORE HOLE B-1); EL. 1535 FT; T.D. 50'; WITH 0.02-0.22% CU IN DOLOMITE AND SHALE FROM 26.8-33.6 FT DEEP, IN UPPER FLOWERPOT SHALE, PROBABLY BELOW KISER GYPSUM ON 6666 RANCH. GALLOWAY (1970, P. 36, 67, 86, 100) AND SMITH (1974, P. 66, PL. IV) QUOTE SAME DATA.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1872 OR BEFORE

Reporter information

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

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