Texas · Stonewall County
Plant

(Facility) Smelter Canyon

Stonewall County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Spanish Miners. John Maley (May 1-2, 1812, P. 15-23) Described The Mines And Smelter. He Named The Peak New Potosi. Sherrill (1924) And Mcconnell (1889, P. 294) Give Mcclellan-Roessler Expedition (1872) And Earlier Accounts. Hale (1977, P. 157-159) Mentions Mcclellan'S Activities, 1884-1892. George Mcclellan In 1882 And Later.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic, Sabkha?
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Associated rockSandstone · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle W. Dip About 15-30 Ft/Mi Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
Production years1882-1945
First production1882
Last production1945
Discovery year1757
Identification
Deposit ID10022123
MRDS IDDE01952
Alternate namesHugh-Rogers
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates33.35569, -100.07233
References
ROESSLER, A.R., 1876B, MAP OF HASKELL COUNTY, TEXAS (1" = 2 MI) (COPPER SHOWN AT KIOWA PEAK AND S. AND IN SEC. 1 OF BBB&C RAILROAD COL SURVEY).ROESSLER, A.R., 1874, LATEST MAP OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: NEW YORK, EDW. WELLKE AND BRO. (1" = 40 MI).SCHOCH, 1918, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 1814, 256 P. (P. 112, 203-204).ROESSLER, A.R., 1876A, ALBERT HANFORD'S TEXAS STATE REGISTER FOR 1876, 146 P. (P. 86-90, MAP).CUMMINS, W.F., 1890, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1889, P. 185-197 (P. 196-197).CUMMINS, W.F., 1891, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SECOND ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1890, P. 359-552, PL. 18 (P. 406-407, 451, 453-454).CUMMINS, W.F., 1893, TEXAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1892, NO. 1, P. 177-238 (P. 234-235).STORM, L.W., COMPILER, 1929, GEOLOGIC MAP OF STONEWALL CO., TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:48,000.PATTON, L.T., 1930, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, BULLETIN 3027, 77 P. (P. 31-32).BARNES, V.E., COMPILER, 1967, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF TEXAS, LUBBOCK SHEET: SCALE 1:250,000.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. 37).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 69, PL. IV, MINE E).MCCONNELL, H.H., 1889, FIVE YEARS A CAVALRYMAN: JACKSBORO, TEXAS, ROGERS AND COMPANY, 319 P. (P. 215-217, 288-297, ESP. P. 294). (HE WAS ON EXPEDITION WITH ROESSLER AND MCCLELLAN).SHERRILL, R.E., 1924, LOST COPPER MINES, ETC., IN LEGENDS OF TEXAS: TEXAS FOLK-LORE SOC., AUSTIN, P. 72-77.MOORE, FRANCIS, JR., 1840, MAP AND DESCRIPTION OF TEXAS: H. TANNER, PHILADELPHIA, 143 P. (P. 14).MOORE, FRANCIS, JR., 1843, TELEGRAPH AND TEXAS REGISTER, OCT. 18, 1843, P. 3, GALVESTON, TEXAS.HORNADAY, W.D., 1932, WEST TEXAS TODAY, V. 13, APRIL, P. 5, 17. (QUOTES MCCLELLAN'S 1877 PROSPECTUS AND JUNE 20, 1883, REPORT.)HALE, D.K., 1977, PROSPECTING AND MINING ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER: STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 344 P. (P. 106, 119-125, 141-142, 157-158, 160-161, 186-189, 199, 219-220, 228, 232, 235, 254-255, 265-267).MALEY, JOHN, 1813, JOHN MALEY'S JOURNAL OF HIS TRIP UP RED RIVER FOR THE TEXAS IRON: YALE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES, SILLIMAN FAMILY PAPERS; 2 VOL. JOURNAL; VOL. 1, P. 1-96 TO APRIL 12, 1812; V. 2, P. 1-86 TO OCT. 10, 1813 (VOL. 2, P. 15-23) (NEVER PUBLISHED; NAMED PEAK NEW POTOSI, P. 23, BUT NOW IT IS KIOWA PEAK) (DESCRIBED SHAFT, SMELTER, MALACHITE, NATIVE COPPER, ETC., MAY 1-2, 1812).FURMAN, J.H., 1881, NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES TRANSACTIONS, V. 1, OCT. 31, 1881, P. 15-20 (P. 16-18).LOEW, OSCAR, AND ROESSLER, A.R., 1873, EXPLORATION OF THE NORTHWEST PART OF TEXAS IN 1872: PETERMANN'S MITTHEILUNGEN AUS THISTUS PERTHES GEOGRAPHISCHER ANSTALT . . . (GOTHA), V. 19, P. 453-467, MAP, PL. 23 (P. 460-463).