Site-87

Occurrence in King county in Texas, 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 10022091
MRDS ID DE01912
Record type Site
Current site name Site-87

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.06095, 33.40457 (WGS84)
Elevation 468
Location accuracy 250(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 SW FORK FOR 0.75 MI TO UNIMPROVED ROAD ON S. SIDE. PROCEED S. ABOUT 1.9 MI TO ROAD ON W. SIDE. GO ABOUT 0.7 MI SW TO EDGE OF ESCARPMENT. WALK ABOUT 1200 FT NNW AND GO DOWN INTO VALLEY ABOUT 20 FT FROM TOP OF ESCARPMENT.

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
261 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY, BLOCK F ON E. SIDE OF CANYON. THE UPPER PART OF THE ESCARPMENT IS PROBABLY HELD UP BY THE KISER GYPSUM. THE COPPER-SHALE (6 INCHES) IS PROBABLY IN THE UPPER FLOWERPOT SHALE BELOW THE KISER GYPSUM. SMITH (1974, PL. IV) SHOWS GEOLOGY. HUBBARD AND FISCHER (1930) ALSO SHOW THE GEOLOGY ON A LAND-GRID MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Shale Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.05% CU IN 6-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 Flowerpot Shale
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Name UNNAMED
    General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS
    Thickness 0.15M

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 HUBBARD AND FISCHER (1930), BARNES (1967), AND SMITH (1974, PL. IV). GALLOWAY (1970, CORE B-2, FIG. 3) SHOWS GEOLOGY ALSO FROM CORE B-2 SECTION.; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer Stroud And Others (1970)

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

  • UPPER FLOWERPOT SHALE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROP
    Area 0.405HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING CO., 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.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (PL. IV).

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (CORE B-2, P. 37, FIG. 3)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 40, SAMPLE SITE 87, USBM SAMPLE NO. RAF-83) IS REFERENCE. THEY FOUND 0.05% CU FROM 6-INCH SHALE IN UPPER FLOWERPOT AT 1530-1540 FT ON 6666 RANCH.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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