Mine detail: Cottonwood Creek-1

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 32.75098, -99.71704

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Shale
Discovery year: 1972

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Vale Formation Of Clear Fork Group, Above Rainy Ls. And Below Bullwagon Dolomite
Host type:Shale
Associated rock:Vale Formation
Associated type:Sandstone
Structure:Gentle W. Dip Of 60 Ft/Mi Or Less, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic:Interior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin

References

MRDSDE01910
DEP10091738
Reference{Deposit:: MEYERS, P.A., AND MORLEY, H.T., COMPILERS, 1929B, GEOLOGIC MAP OF JONES COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.}{Deposit:: BROWN, L.F., JR., AND GOODSON, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - ABILENE SHEET, 15 P., SCALE 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON) (P. 42).}{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. 166-167)}
ReporterFay, Robert O.