Oklahoma · Jackson County
Past Producer

Creta Deposit

Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States
CopperSilver
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Description

Kenneth E. Smith, formerly of Vinson, Harmon County, OK, in 1962.\nCaptain R.B. Marcy noted copper in the region as early as 1852.

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeShale-hosted Sedimentary Copper
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTabular
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueShale
Geology
Host rockShale · Prewitt Copper Shale and Upper Copper Shale
Associated rockShale · Flowerpot Shale
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1965-1975
First production1966
Last production1975
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10248691
MRDS IDDE01760
Alternate namesEagle Picher Mine, Creta, Eagle-Picher Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates34.48781, -99.49722
References
Argall, G.O., Jr., 1975, EAGLE-PICHER STRIPS 45 FEET TO MINE 11 INCHES OF 1.92 PERCENT COPPER, WORLD MINING, MAY, 1975, V.28, NO. 5 (May), P. 40-42.Johnson, K.S., and Croy, R.L., eds., 1976, Stratiform copper deposits of the midcontinent region, A symposium: Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 77, 99 p.STROUD, R.B., McMahan, A.B., Stroup, R.K., and Hibpshman, M.H., 1970, PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF COPPER DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH PERMIAN RED BED FORMATIONS IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND KANSAS, US BUREAU of MINES RI 7422, 103 p.Fay, R.O., and Brockie, D.C., 2002, Metallic-mineral resources of Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey Special Publication 2002-1, 32 p.HAM, W.E. AND JOHNSON, K.S., 1964, COPPER DEPOSITS IN PERMIAN SHALE CRETA AREA, OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 64.DINGESS, P.R., 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE CRETA COPPER DEPOSIT OF EAGLE-PICHER INDUSTRIES, INC., JACKSON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA(abstract), IN SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION, 8TH ANNUAL MEETING, GEOL.SOC.AM. ABSTR., VOL. 6, NO. 2, P. 101.Lockwood, R.P., 1976, Geochemistry and petrology of some Oklahoma red-bed copper occurrences, in Johnson, K.S., and Croy, R.L., eds., Stratiform copper deposits of the midcontinent region, A symposium: Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular 77, p. 61-68.JOHNSON, K.S., AND BROCKIE, D.C., 1973, Oklahoma Geological Survey SPECIAL PUBLICATION 73-2, P. 29-32.JOHNSON, K.S., 1976, Permian copper shales of sowutwestern Oklahoma, in OGS CIRCULAR 77, P. 3-14.DINGESS, P.R., 1976, Geology and mining operations at the Creta copper deposit of Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., in OGS CIRCULAR 77, P. 15-24.HAGNI, R.D., AND GANN, D.E., 1976, Microscopy of copper ore at the Creta Mine, southwestern Oklahoma, in OGS CIRCULAR 77, P. 40-50.JOHNSON, K.S., MARCH-APRIL 1962, SHEETS 01085-01087, 01110, 01093-01094, JACKSON CO., OKLAHOMA, OGS FILE.LOCKWOOD, R.P., 1972, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, PH.D. DISSERTATION, 125 P.RICHTER, R.W., 1960, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, M.S. THESIS, 126 P.KIDWELL, A.L., AND BOWER, R.R., 1976, Mineralogy and microtextrures of sulfides in the Flowerpot Shale of Oklahoma and Texas, in OGS CIRCULAR 77, P. 51-60.