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Brysch Mine

Past Producer in Karnes county in Texas, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062957
MRDS ID TC36564
Record type Site
Current site name Brysch Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.07809, 28.90359 (WGS84)
Elevation 102
Relative position 2.5 MI E OF DEWEESVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Karnes(county)

Texas(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Falls City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pleasanton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Crystal City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Antonio(hydrologic unit)

San Antonio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Texas Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Texas-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Texas Karnes

Comments on the location information

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Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 204
USGS model code 30c
Deposit model name Sandstone U

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Whitsett Formation, Deweesville Sandstone Member
    Rock description Whitsett Formation, Deweesville Sandstone Mbr
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.07809, 28.90359
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to bottom 24.38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1966-1967

Mining district

District name Karnes Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 27.43M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GALLOWAY, W.E., ET AL, 1979, SOUTH TEXAS URANIUM PROVINCE, GEOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GUIDEBOOK 18, 81 P.

  • Deposit

    EARGLE, D.M., ET AL, 1975, SOUTH TEXAS URANIUM DEPOSITS: AAPG BULL. V. 59, P. 766-779.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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