Oklahoma · Payne County
Past Producer

Burwell Prospect

Payne County, Oklahoma, United States
CopperSilverGold
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Description

M.J. Burwell

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockShale · Oscar Group
StructureLow Monoclinal Dip Westward About 0.5w.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Last production1918
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10022042
MRDS IDDE01855
Alternate namesC. Ray Smith, Mr. Owen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates36.19091, -96.96336
References
BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 13-14).TARR, W.A., 1910, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 5, NO. 3, P. 221-226.ROGERS, A.F., 1916, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 11, NO. 4, P. 366-380 (P. 372, 375, PL. 18).EMMONS, W.H., 1917, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 625, 530 P. (P. 189).MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT NO. 8, 17 P. (P. 6-7).U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AND U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1968, RME-151, 73 P.NAFT, J.D., 1981, OGS EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATION 4, 42 P. (P. 41).TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., 1982, OGS GM-25, 16 P. (MAP NO. 140).SHELTON, J.W., ROSS, J.S., GARDEN, A.J., AND FRANKS, J.L., 1985, OGS BULLETIN 137, 85 P. (P. 45).HEINE, R.R., 1975, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 71 P. (P. 37, 39, 60)