Mine detail: Long Creek-1,2

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 33.66902, -98.67841

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite, Malachite
Gangue: Shale
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1864

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1864-1882?
First production started: 1864
Last production ended: 1882

Geology

Host rock:Nocona Formation
Host type:Shale
Associated rock:Nocona Formation
Associated type:Sandstone
Structure:Gentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Nnw, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01872
DEP10022058
Reference{Deposit:: ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, EDW. WELLKE AND BRO. (1 INCH = 40 MI).}{Deposit:: CUMMINS, W.R., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (P. 449, PL. 18).}{Deposit:: CUMMINS, W.R., 1908, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, V. 16, NO. 8, P. 737-745 (P. 740).}{Deposit:: ROMER, A.S., 1935, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 46, NO. 11, P. 1597-1657 (P. 1617).}{Deposit:: ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, NO. 427, 31 P. (MAP).}{Deposit:: HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., COMPILERS, 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (NOCONA FORMATION).}{Deposit:: SCHMITZ, E.J., 1897, AIME, TRANSACTIONS, V. 26, P. 97-108.}{Deposit:: NICKELL, C.O., 1932, THE COLEMAN JUNCTION HORIZON IN ARCHER AND CLAY COUNTIES, TEXAS: AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.A. THESIS, 40 P}
ReporterFay, Robert O.