| Deposit ID | 10010063 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003536 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shepherd Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.649, 37.607 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 488 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ironton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper St. Francis(hydrologic unit)
St. Francis(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Mississippi-St. Francis(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 034N | 004E | 31 | NW | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FE 64.31 %, SULPHUR 0.00 %, PHOSPHORUS 0.017 |
|---|
| (1) | Elvins Group - (including Derby-Doerun Dolomite, Davis Formation), Bonneterre Dolomite |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Sw |
| General form | IRREGULAR CONE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 5 NW |
| Thickness | 5.18M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 166.42M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1815 |
| District name | Southeast Missouri |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 396.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003536 |
SRC.REF: WINSLOW, ARTHUR, HAWORTH, E., NASON, F. L., 1894 , MO. GEOL. SURV. 1ST SER., V. 9 , SHEET REPORT NO. 3 , P. 49 .
CRANE, G.W., 1912 THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10 P. 131 - 136 .
WINSLOW, ARTHUR, HAWORTH, E, NASON, F.L. 1894 A REPORT ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN SHEET INCLUDING PORTIONS OF IRON, ST. FRANCOIS AND MADISON COUNTIES: MO. GEOL. SURV. 1ST SERV. V. 9 SHEET REPORT NO 3 , P. 54 , 66 - 67
1888 DIREXPL DISCOVERED ORE AT THE NORTH BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN. ANALYSIS OF THIS ORE SHOWED HIGH PERCENTAGES OF PHOSPHORUS AND SULPHUR
CRANE, G. W., 1912 , MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10 , P. 131 - 136 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSITS OF CONGLOMERATE ORE ARE UNKNOWN. DEPTH TO TOP AND THICKNESS ARE FROM DEPOSIT AT NORTH BASE OF MOUNTAIN. WIDTH IS FROM MAIN VEIN. DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 4 VEINS AND RESIDUAL BOULDERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1978 | Sherwood, Liz | U.S. Geological Survey |
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