Mine detail: Copper Breaks-2

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.10789, -99.73177

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Sandstone
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1974

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:San Angelo Formation (Basal)
Host type:Sandstone
Associated rock:San Angelo Formation
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Gentle Nw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Matador Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01895
DEP10022077
Reference{Deposit:: LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.}{Deposit:: SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 67, 70, MAP I-18).}{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:: GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (P. 76, 87, 91-92; MEAS. SEC. 10)}
ReporterFay, Robert O.