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Franklin-Swierc 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062980
MRDS ID TC36587
Record type Site
Current site name Franklin-Swierc Mine
Related records 10275505

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -98.04753, 28.89887 (WGS84)
Elevation 119
Relative position 6.8 MI SW OF FALLS CITY.

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

  • ABWilson corrected longitude from -97 to -98 to get into correct county.

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
    Rock description Whitsett Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -98.04753, 28.89887
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1977?-

Mining district

District name Karnes Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Conoco

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EARGLE, D.H., ET AL, 1971, URANIUM GEOLOGY AND MINES, SOUTH TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY GUIDEBOOK 12, 59 P.

  • Deposit

    EARGLE, D.H., 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-93 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 04-FEB-11 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey Corrected location from -97 to -98 to get into correct county.

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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