Description
Wolf Ridge-Teton Exploration Co.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic Roll Front
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite, Silver
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Garber Sandstone, Lower 35 Ft
Associated rockShale · Garber Sandstone
StructureMonoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 Degrees W.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10021958
MRDS IDDE01749
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.82789, -97.23309
References
SHOCKEY, P.N., RENFRO, A.R., AND PETERSON, R.J., 1974, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 69, NO. 2, P. 226-268.HART, D.L., JR., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OGS, HYDROLOGIC ATLAS 3.FAY, R.O., 1973, SAMPLE NO. 47, OGS; ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER