Oklahoma · Kiowa County
Past Producer

Devils Canyon-3

Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States
Copper
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Description

Spanish Miners From Santa Fe

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHydrothermal Vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formDIKES
Ore controlDiabase Dikes
Geology
Host rockDiabase
Associated rockGranite · Reformatory Granite
StructureWichita Mountains, Reformatory Granite Intrusive
Tectonic settingAulacogen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1765-1908?
First production1765
Last production1908
Discovery year1765
Identification
Deposit ID10021994
MRDS IDDE01791
Alternate namesMexican Mine and Hopkins Shaft No. 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.83149, -99.25037
References
WILSON, C.S., 1976, OKLAHOMA TREASURE AND TREASURE TALES: OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 325 P. (P. 111-127).HALE, D.K., 1981B, CHRONICLES OF OKLAHOMA, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 304-319 (LOCS. 8, 44).MERRITT, C.A., 1958, OGS BULLETIN 76, 70 P.SIBLEY, JOHN, 1805, U.S. CONGRESS, AMERICAN STATE PAPERS, V. 5, CLASS 2, INDIAN AFFAIRS, IN DOCUMENTS FROM 1ST TO 13TH SESSION, 1789-1815, BY WALTER LOWRIE AND MATTHEW ST. CLAIR CLARK (1832), P. 725-731.COCKRELL, S.N., 1892, THE UNITED STATES VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, V. 2, P. 1347-1356.CUMMINS, W.F., 1892, THE UNITED STATES VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, V. 2, P. 965-985.SETTLES, J.C., 1892, THE UNITED STATES VS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, V. 2, P. 1042-1064.MALEY, JOHN, 1810-1813, JOURNAL, RED RIVER ETC., YALE UNIVERSITY, MANUSCRIPT 450, OF SILLIMAN, 176 P.POLK, T.R., 1948, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M. GEOL. ENGR. THESIS, 87 P.RYAN, EBEN, AND WINNETT, LESTER, JUNE 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET 2004, OGS FILE.RYAN, EBEN, JULY 1936, WPA PROJECT 65-65-538, SHEET KR-35, OGS, KIOWA CO., OKLAHOMA.