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North Buzzard Peak-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 10022102
MRDS ID DE01927
Record type Site
Current site name North Buzzard Peak-2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -100.00455, 33.52624 (WGS84)
Elevation 482
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position GO 15 MI NW OF KNOX CITY ON TEXAS HWY. 143 TO BUZZARD PEAK (SW SIDE). TAKE ROAD NNE FOR 2 MI TO SNAKE DEN TANK ON S. SIDE OF LITTLE CROTON CREEK (MUSTANG CREEK). WALK SSE FOR ABOUT 2200 FT TO WHERE SAMPLE 74 WAS COLLECTED ON SIDE OF ESCARPMENT ON MCELROY RANCH. AN 8-INCH SHALE FROM UPPER FLOWERPOT ASSAYED AT 0.55% CU. SMITH (1974, P. 70) COLLECTED SAMPLE 13 ABOUT 2200 FT NE OF SITE 74, PROBABLY AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME ELEVATION.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

King(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buzzard Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dickens(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
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Comments on the location information

  • BLOCK 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY FOR SAMPLE 74 (BLOCK ORIENTED NW-SE; DESCRIPTION GIVEN AS IF BLOCK AND SECTIONS WERE N-S). BLOCK 13, HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. SURVEY FOR CORE HOLE A-9 ABOUT 900 FT NW OF SITE 74.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.55% CU (SAMPLE 74) IN 8-INCH SHALE
Result 7.01% CU IN 10-INCH SHALE IN SAN ANGELO AT 140-140.9 FT (ELEVATION 1465 FT)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale;San Angelo Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Flowerpot Shale (Upper);San Angelo Formation (Lower)
    Rock description Flowerpot Shale (Upper);San Angelo Formation (Lower)

Nearby scientific data

(1) Blaine Formation
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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 TABULAR
    Strike N-S}
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS}
    Thickness 0.2M
    Depth to top 42.67M
    Depth to bottom 42.95M
  • Name UNNAMED
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 30 FT/MI W. OR LESS}
    Thickness 0.25M

Comments on the ore body information

  • The orebody listed without a depth to top value 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. III).; HR.AGE.MV: GUADALUPIANyGUADALUPIAN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1968
Discoverer Stroud And Others

Mining district

District name Buzzard Peak

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mcelroy Ranch (Sample 74)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE COPPER-SHALES MAY BE SPORADICALLY DISTRIBUTED.

Workings at the site

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

Comments on the workings information

  • OUTCROP AND CORE A-9

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: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, K.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.K., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 40, 59-60).

  • Deposit

    SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 65, 70, PL. III).

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 33)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STROUD (1970, P. 40, 59-60) IS MAIN REFERENCE. GALLOWAY (1970, P. 33) AND SMITH (1974, P. 65) REFER TO STROUD (1970). SAMPLE 74 IS MAIN SAMPLE (U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLE NO. RAF-68). CORE HOLE A-9 IS ABOUT 900 FT NW OF SITE 74; ELEVATION 1605 FT; TD, 145 FT; TOP SAN ANGELO AT 116 FT, WITH 7.01% CU IN LOWER SAN ANGELO SHALE AT 140-140.9 FT, BUT NO COPPER IN FLOWERPOT. SAMPLE 74 IS FROM UPPER FLOWERPOT AT APPROXIMATE ELEVATION 1580 FT, FROM 8-INCH SHALE, ASSAYING AT 0.55% CU. SMITH (1974, P. 70) COLLECTED A SAMPLE 13 ABOUT 2200 FT NE OF 74.

Reporter information

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

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