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Hendrix Ranch-2

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 10022095
MRDS ID DE01917
Record type Site
Current site name Hendrix Ranch-2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.00594, 33.42985 (WGS84)
Elevation 460
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2-2.5 MI ESE OF HUMP TRIANGULATION STATION, WHICH IS IN THE SE-NW-SEC. 85, BLK. 13, H&TC RR CO. SURVEY. GO 5.5 MI NW OF KNOX CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BRIDGE OVER BRAZOS RIVER. GO NW ON HWY. 143 ABOUT 1.9 MI TO ROAD ON SW SIDE. TURN SW 1 MI, THEN NW 0.5 MI, THEN SW AND W. 1.4 MI, THEN SW 1.85 MI TO MAIN FORK IN ROAD. GO WNW ABOUT 0.75 MI WHERE ROAD CUTS THROUGH SAN ANGELO ESCARPMENT. GO NW ABOUT 1 MI TO RANCH HOUSE. WALK ABOUT 3200 FT NE TO SAN ANGELO ESCARPMENT, WHERE BASAL SAN ANGELO COPPER WOULD BE ABOUT 60 FT DOWN. SITE 70 IS ABOUT 1200 FT TO SE. SITE 71 IS ABOUT 800 FT N. SITE 72 IS ABOUT 1200 FT NE. SITE 73 IS ABOUT 1400 FT NNE OF SITES 64-65. CORE C-14 IS ABOUT 0.75 MI NNE OF RANCH HOUSE, ON W. SIDE OF RANCH ROAD. CORE C-5 IS ABOUT 0.8 MI NE OF C-14, OR ABOUT 0.5 MI N. OF RANCH ROAD RUNNING E-W. ALL SAMPLES OF COPPER OCCUR IN THE LOWER SAN ANGELO IN 6-8 INCHES OF SHALE, AT ABOUT ELEVATION OF 1510 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
82 Texas

Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY. (BLOCK AND SECTIONS ARE ORIENTED NW-SE; THE DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN AS IF THE BLOCK AND SECTIONS WERE ORIENTED N-S.) SE OF SW OF NE OF NW OF NW OF SEC. 82 FOR CORE C-5 (EL. 1525 FT; TD, 27.5 FT; DEC. 1968). NE OF NE OF NE OF NE OF SEC. 82 FOR CORE C-5 (EL. 1595 FT; TD, 98 FT; DEC. 1969; TOP OF SAN ANGELO AT 12 FT DEEP) (NO COPPER).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result COPPER NOT FOUND IN CORE C-5. 0.39% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 64
Result USBM RAF-29)
Result 0.18% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 65
Result USBM RAF-30)
Result <.01% CU IN 6-INCH SHALE (SITE 70
Result USBM RAF-45)
Result 0.12% CU IN 8-INCH SHALE (SITE 71
Result USBM RAF-46)
Result 0.19% CU IN 7-INCH SHALE (SITE 72
Result USBM RAF-47)
Result <.01% CU IN 7-INCH SHALE (SITE 73, USBM RAF-48)
Result .04-0.4% CU IN 1.4 FT OF SANDSTONE IN CORE HOLE C-14 (AT 23.5-24.9 FT
Result OR EL. 1501.5-1500.1 FT).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name San Angelo Formation
    Rock description San Angelo Formation
    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 San Angelo Formation, Lower Part, Zone C
    Rock description San Angelo Formation, Lower Part, Zone C

Nearby scientific data

(1) Clear Fork Group
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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 0.43M

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).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1969
Discoverer Stroud And Others

Mining district

District name Hump

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hendrix, B. B.
    Home office Route 1, Box 147, Knox City, Tx. 79529 (1970)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ZONE C OF LOWER SAN ANGELO OCCURS OVER SEVERAL SQUARE MILES BUT IS THIN AND SPORADIC.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OUTCROPS
    Area 259.008HA

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROPS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, W.E., AND FISCHER, R.W., COMPILERS, 1930, GEOLOGIC MAP OF KING COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 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, 71-72, 80).

  • 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 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 43, 53)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 23.5-24.9 FT IN CORE C-14 (EL. 1525 FT)
Deposit ZONE C OF LOWER SAN ANGELO IS ABOUT 1 FT THICK AND OCCURS SPORADICALLY OVER SEVERAL SQUARE MILES.
Deposit STROUD AND OTHERS (1970, P. 40, SITES 64-65, 70-73; P. 71-72, CORE HOLE C-5; AND P. 80, CORE HOLE C-14). GALLOWAY (1970, P. 43, CORE C-5; AND P. 53, CORE C-14). SMITH (1974, P. 66, CORE C-14). COPPER IN BASAL 1.4 FT OF SAN ANGELO SANDSTONE. ALL LOCATIONS ARE IN SEC. 82, BLK. 13, H&TC RAILROAD COL SURVEY, MOSTLY SW1/4. ALL COPPER IS IN LOWER SAN ANGELO.

Reporter information

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

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