Mine detail: Hale Copper Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.75232, -98.78091

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel, Zirconium, Chromium, Vanadium, Zinc
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Pyrrhotite
Orebody form: LINEAR
Discovery year: 1887

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1884-1960?
First production started: 1884
Last production ended: 1960

Geology

Host rock:Hale Spring Pegmatite Of Quanah Granite
Host type:Pegmatite
Associated rock:Sandy Creek Gabbro;Mount Scott Granite;Post Oak Conglomerate, Possibly Of Hennessey Group
Associated type:Granite
Structure:Wichita Mountains, Igneous Intrusions, Hydrothermal Veins, Quanah Granite Pegmatite Veins In Sandy Creek Gabbro And Mount Scott Granite, Irregular Occurrences. The Weathered Ore Is Then Mixed With The Post Oak Conglomerate Of Possible Hennessey Group.
Tectonic:Aulac Ogen

References

MRDSDE01711
DEP10098089
Reference{Deposit:: WOODRUFF, E.G., 1904, OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY, 3RD BIENNIAL REPORT, P. 23-36 (P. 28).}{Deposit:: AKPOURAGHTAPEH, SAMAD, 1979, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 116 P.}{Deposit:: AL-SHALEH, Z.F., THOMAS, R.G., AND STEWERT, G.F., 1980, BENDIX FIELD ENGINEERING CORPORATION, SUBCONTRACT 78-131-E, AND DE-AC13-76G01664.}{Deposit:: ALLEN, E.T., 1904, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, P. 92.}{Deposit:: BAIN, H.F., 1904A, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, P. 82-97 (P. 88).}{Deposit:: TAFF, J.A., 1904, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 31, 81 P. (P. 66-67).}{Deposit:: BAIN, H.F., 1904B, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 225, P. 120-122 (P. 122).}{Deposit:: POWELL, B.N., STOCKTON, M.L., GIDDENS, J.D. III, AND GILBERT, M.C., 1982, OGS GUIDEBOOK 21, P. 102-117.}{Deposit:: SCOFIELD, NANCY, AND GILBERT, M.C., 1982, OGS GUIDEBOOK 21, P. 60-64.}{Deposit:: WILSON, C.S., 1963, OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY, 8TH BIENNIAL GEOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM, PROCEEDINGS, P. 149-160 (P. 155).}{Deposit:: WILSON, C.S. , 1980, OKLAHOMA TODAY, V. 30, NO. 2, P. 11-15 (P. 13).}{Deposit:: ANDERSON, K.C., 1946, OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 66 P. (P. 35-38).}{Deposit:: JOHNSON, E.L., 1955, OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 87 P. (ESPECIALLY P. 8-10).}{Deposit:: ROCKWELL, FLOYD, OCTOBER 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 835-B, COMANCHE CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.}{Deposit:: WILSON, C.S., 1960, OKLAHOMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, TRANSACTIONS, V. 3, P. 12-19 (P. 14-15).}{Deposit:: STOCKTON, M.M., 1984, ARLINGTON, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, M.S. THESIS, 83 P. (P. VII, 59, 64-65, PL. 6D).}{Deposit:: MANSUR, M.A., MAY 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 459, COMANCHE CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.}
ReporterFay, Robert O.