| Deposit ID | 10010088 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003570 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cornwall Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chicago |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.14871, 37.90228 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF STE. GENEVIEVE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ste. Genevieve(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Weingarten(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Ste. Genevieve |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 037N | 008E | 21 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson City | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson City | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -90.14871, 37.90228 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ste Genevieve Fault Zone; Farmington Anticline |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Year of first production | 1876 |
| District name | Ste. Genevieve Mines, Southeast Missouri |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003570 |
HEYL, A.V., BROCK, M.R., JOLLY, J.L., AND WELLS C.E., 1965 , REGIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINERAL DISTRICTS, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1202-B, P. B1-B20.
BAIN, H.F., AND ULRICH, E.O., 1905 , THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MISSOURI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 267 , PP. 36 - 39 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Sherwood, Liz | U.S. Geological Survey |
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