Texas · Knox County
Past Producer

Pyron Prospect

Knox County, Texas, United States
Copper
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Description

Cummins, W.F.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlReducing Environment, Stratigraphic, Sabkha?
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Flowerpot Shale (Upper)
Associated rockEvaporite · Flowerpot Shale
StructureGentle Wnw Dip Of 30 Ft/Mi Or Less Off Bend Arch
Tectonic settingInterior Basin; Deltaic Red Bed Margin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1911-1917
First production1911
Last production1917
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10098093
MRDS IDDE01934
Alternate namesCraig Ranch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.7354, -99.90594
References
FURMAN, JOHN H., 1881, TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, V. 1, OCT. 31, 1881, P. 15-20 (P. 18).HENDERSON, C.W., 1912, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1911, PT. I, METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 739-740 (P. 739).HENDERSON, C.W., 1913, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1912, PT. I, METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 876-881 (P. 779).HENDERSON, C.W., 1919, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1916, PT. I, METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, P. 211-213 (P. 212).RICHARD, L.M., 1915, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 10, NO. 7, P. 634-650 (P. 645).LLOYD, A.M., AND THOMPSON, W.C., COM PILERS, 1929, AREAL MAP SHOWING OUTCROPS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS: TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, SCALE 1:220,000.STROUD, R.B., MCMAHAN, A.B., STROUP, R.K., AND HIBPSHMAN, M.A., 1970, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 7422, 103 P. (P. 37, 41).SMITH, G.E., 1974, TEXAS BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 80, 84 P. (P. 62, 64).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.