Mine detail: York-1

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 33.74541, -98.11144

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Sandstone
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1893

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1892
First production started: 1892
Last production ended: 1892

Geology

Host rock:Nocona Formation
Host type:Sandstone
Associated rock:Nocona Formation
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Gentle N. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01884
DEP10022068
Reference{Deposit:: CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 4TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 177-238 (P. 233).}{Deposit:: ROMER, A.S., 1974, BREVIORA, NO. 427, HARVARD MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY, 31 P., MAP.}{Deposit:: HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 21 P., SCALE 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: HENTZ, T.F., 1988, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 170, 55 P. (NOCONA FORMATION).}
ReporterFay, Robert O.