Mine detail: Walk North

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Location

Lat / long: 33.29569, -100.05316

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcocite, Malachite
Gangue: Sandstone
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1972

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:San Angelo Sandstone (Top);Flowerpot Shale (Lower)
Host type:Sandstone
Associated rock:Flowerpot Shale
Associated type:Shale
Structure:Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01961
DEP10022131
ReferenceJONES, J.O., 1971, THE BLAINE FORMATION OF NORTH TEXAS: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 173 P. (P. 48, 156).}YANG, S.K.V., 1985, DALLAS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 319 P. (P. 9, 164, 166, 169, 181-183)
ReporterFay, Robert O.