Mine detail: Ramsey-1

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Location

Lat / long: 32.2821, -99.18479

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Shale
Orebody form: LENTICULAR
Discovery year: 1973

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Santa Anna Branch Shale
Host type:Shale
Associated rock:Santa Anna Branch Shale
Associated type:Sandstone
Structure:Gentle W. Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01878
DEP10091733
Reference{Deposit:: HALE, D.K., 1972, EVIDENCE OF EARLY SPANISH MINING IN THE BIG COUNTRY OF WEST TEXAS: ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS, 230 P. (P. 150).}{Deposit:: PLUMMER, F.B., AND HORNBERGER, JOSEPH, JR., COMPILERS, 1932, GEOLOGIC MAP OF CALLAHAN COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.}{Deposit:: BROWN L.F., JR., AND GOODSON, J.L., COMPILERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, ABILENE SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, 15 P., SCALE 1:250,000.}
ReporterFay, Robert O.