Oklahoma · Pawnee County
Past Producer

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Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States
CopperSilverChromiumZirconiumLeadVanadiumMolybdenumCobalt
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Description

Pawnee Mining And Milling Co. [Frank Hudson, Pres., Pawnee National Bank; Jo O. Ferguson, Editor, Pawnee Chief; R.R. Moss, Chevrolet Dealer; C.M. Weston; C.D. Drake--All Of Pawnee]

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryChromium, Zirconium, Lead, Vanadium, Molybdenum, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formCHANNEL
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic Channel
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Wreford Sandstone
Associated rockShale · Oscar Group
StructureMonoclinal Low Westward Dip, About 0.5 W.
Tectonic settingInterior Basin- Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1930'S?
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10088454
MRDS IDDE01842
Alternate namesPawnee Mining and Milling Co. Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.32242, -96.69832
References
BRANSON, C.C., BURWELL, A.L., AND CHASE, G.C., 1955, OGS MINERAL REPORT 27, 22 P. (P. 13).FISCHER, R.P., 1937, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 32, NO. 7, P. 906-951 (P. 914-915) [PROBABLY NW-NW-NW-24].MERRITT, C.A., 1940, OGS MINERAL REPORT NO. 8, 15 P. (P. 8).GREIG, P.B., 1959, OGS BULLETIN 83, 188 P. (P. 141).TOTTEN, M.W., AND FAY, R.O., 1982, OGS, GM-25 (16 P.) (MAP, LOC. 141).U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, 1968, RME-151, 73 P.HEINE, R.R., 1975, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, M.S. THESIS, 71 P. (P. 36, 39, 40, 67) [IN SE SEC. 24].FAY, R.O., MAY 1972, OGS SAMPLE 62; ANALYZED BY DAVE FOSTER.OAKES, M.C., FEBRUARY 1946, OGS FILE, LETTERS, WITH SHEET 652 (DRILLING PROGRAM).OAKES, M.C., JANUARY 24, 1943, OGS FILE, SHEET 652.