Oklahoma · Okfuskee County
Past Producer

Paden Southwest

Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States
CopperSilverGold
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Description

John E. Gravitt

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite, Tenorite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ada Group
Associated rockShale · Ada Group
StructureLow Monoclinal Dip Westward, Channel With Organic Material
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
AlterationOxidation Of Chalcocite To Malachite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1925-1934
First production1925
Last production1934
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10022028
MRDS IDDE01835
Alternate namesSe Prague, Sw Okfuskee Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.46731, -96.61168
References
SHEAD, A.C., 1929, OGS BULLETIN 14, P. 6, 10, 27, 29, 31, 83, 87, 91.FISCHER, R.P., 1937, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 32, P. 906-951 (P. 921).MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT #8, P. 10-12.BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 15-17).RIES, E.R., 1955, OGS BULLETIN 71, 120 P.DOTT, R.H., 1946, 1947, 1948, OGS FILE, LETTERS, 12 P., OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA.MERRITT, C.A., AND HAM, W.E., JUNE 1940, OGS FILE, SHEET 347, OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA.ROY ELLIS OF PRAGUE, GRANDSON OF JOHN GRAVITT, SINCE 1950 HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE GRAVITT ESTATE, P.O. BOX 815, PRAGUE (ELLIS COURTS), LINCOLN COUNTY, OKLA.MERRITT, C.A., HAM, W.E., AND JEFFERS, L., JUNE 1940, OGS FILE, SHEET 348, OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA., 5 P.JEFFERS, LESTER, 1937, OGS FILE, SHEET 5607, OKFUSKEE CO., OKLA.SHEAD, A.C., 1929, P. 6, 10, 27, 29, 31, 83, 87, 91. MERRITT, C.A., 1940, P. 12