Texas · Jones County
Occurrence

Stenholm Ranch-1

Jones County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

L.M. Richard Mentions That This Was Drilled Before 1915. Acker (1939) Mentioned That A Carload Of Copper Ore From The Pyron Mine Near Stamford Was Shipped For Smelting, But It Had Little Value.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Clear Fork Group, About 15 Ft Above Lytle Ls. (= Arroya Formation)
Associated rockSandstone · Clear Fork Group
StructureGentle Dip Wnw, Less Than 1 Degree, Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10022089
MRDS IDDE01909
Alternate namesCalifornia Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.89986, -99.65204
References
RICHARD, L.M., 1915, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 10, NO. 7, P. 634-650 (P. 641).CUMMINS, W.F., 1890, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, P. 185-197 (P. 196).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. 16, 39).BROWN, L.F., JR., AND GOODSON, J.L., AND OTHERS, 1972, IN BARNES, V.E., GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, ABILENE SHEET, SCALE 1:250,000, 15 P.MEYERS, P.A., AND MORLEY, H.T., COMPILERS, 1929B, GEOLOGIC MAP OF JONES COUNTY, TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, JULY 1929, SCALE 1:48,000 (SHOWS LAND GRID).HALE, D.K., 1972, EVIDENCE OF EARLY SPANISH MINING IN THE BIG COUNTRY OF WEST TEXAS: ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS, 230 P. (P. 59).TAYLOR COUNTY NEWS, MAY 1, 1885, P. 4.ACKER, EVA, 1939, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF TEXAS: EAST TEXAS STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS (P. 47).SCHOCH, E.P., 1918, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1814, 256 P. (P. 164, 251).BUCKLEY, S.B., 1874, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SURVEY, 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, 142 P. (HOUSTON) (P. 42).HALE, D.K., 1972, EVIDENCE OF EARLY SPANISH MINING IN THE BIG COUNTRY OF WEST TEXAS: ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, M.A. THESIS, 230 P. (P. 59).HALE, D.K., 1977, PROSPECTING AND MINING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 229, 271, 337).