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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Site B-1 (Occurrence)Site-87 (Occurrence)Site A-3 (Occurrence)Site 67 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Site 61 (Occurrence)Brazos-Wichita Prospect (Past Producer)North Buzzard Peak-1 (Occurrence)North Buzzard Peak-2 (Occurrence)Buzzard Peak Prospect (Past Producer)Site A-4a (Occurrence)Hendrix Ranch-2 + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Sites 55-56 (Occurrence)Site 86 (Occurrence)Sites 80-81 (Occurrence)Sites 82-85 (Occurrence)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
15 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Brazos-Wichita Prospect

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 of the minerals on our cards and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 16 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Copper. Approx. location 33.437, -100.028. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

15
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Malachite 17Chalcocite 2

Commodities

Copper 17

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Site B-1CopperChalcocite, MalachiteOccurrence33.405, -100.091
Buzzard Peak ProspectCopperChalcocite, MalachitePast Producer33.499, -100.020
Site A-4aCopperMalachiteOccurrence33.445, -100.018
North Buzzard Peak-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.531, -100.015
North Buzzard Peak-2CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.526, -100.005
Sites 80-81CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.476, -99.996
Site A-6CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.481, -100.028
Site 61CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.455, -100.021
Site 67CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.469, -100.025
Brazos-Wichita ProspectCopperMalachitePast Producer33.437, -100.028
Hendrix Ranch-2CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.430, -100.006
Sites 82-85CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.429, -99.998
Sites 55-56CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.418, -100.005
Site 86CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.398, -100.016
Site-87CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.405, -100.061
Hendrix Ranch-1CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.425, -100.006
Site A-3CopperMalachiteOccurrence33.475, -100.046

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 4 fossil collection records in King County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Knox County · Stonewall County · Throckmorton County · Haskell County · Foard County

Texas mineral guides

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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