Texas · Hardeman County
Past Producer

Gibbs Prospect

Hardeman County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Mercia Costello Of San Antonio, Texas

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueSandstone, Shale
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
Associated rockEvaporite · Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
StructureGentle Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less To Nw, Off Matador Arch.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1847-1918, IRREGULAR
First production1847
Last production1918
Discovery year1848
Identification
Deposit ID10022083
MRDS IDDE01902
Alternate namesMedicine Mounds Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.18817, -99.64677
References
CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 2ND ANNUAL REPORT, P. 359-552 (PL. 18 SHOWS MINE IN GENERAL AREA).HENDERSON, C.W., 1921A, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF U.S., 1917, PT. I, METALS, P. 721-722 (P. 721).LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COMPILERS, 1929, MAP OF PERMIAN BASIN: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.RISTER, C.C., 1941, LAND HUNGER: NORMAN, OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY PRESS, P. 140.EWING, F.E., JR., 1954, COPPER MINING IN W. TEXAS: ABILENE, WEST TEXAS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, YEARBOOK, V. 30, P. 17-29 (P. 23).STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.H., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 17, 37, 38).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 62-63, SITES I-H, I-41, I-43).HALE, D.K., 1977, MINING IN THE TEXAS FRONTIER: STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 155, 206).HENTZ, T.F., AND BROWN, L.F., JR., 1987, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS - WICHITA FALLS-LAWTON SHEET: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:250,000.SCHOCH, E.P., 1918, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1814, 256 P. (P. 111, 203).DALLAS MORNING NEWS (JAN. 20, 1918), SEC. 2, P. 6.MCCLELLAN, G.B., 1877, PRIVATE PROSPECTUS (MENTIONS MEDICINE MOUNDS DEPOSITS).GALLOWAY, W.E., 1970, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, OPEN FILE REPORT 1970-6, 115 P. (FIG. 4).