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Sutton Mine

Past Producer in Shannon county in Missouri, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101449
MRDS ID D003556
Record type Site
Current site name Sutton Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.31624, 37.0984 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shannon(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Winona(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Current(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Shannon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 028N 003W 18 SW OF NE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Eminence
    Rock description Eminence
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.31624, 37.0984
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Shawnee Copper Co.
    Home office Eminence
    First year 1924

Production statistics

  • Year 1925
    Period 1924 - 1925
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^27.29 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 27wt-pct
  • Year 1926
    Period - 1926
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8.365 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 8wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 11.13M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRIDGE, J. 1930 GEOLOGY OF THE EMINENCE AND CARDAREVA QUADRANGLES: MO. BUR. GEOL. AND MINES, 2D SER. V. 24 P. 177 - 179

  • Production

    BRIDGE, JOSIAH, 1930 , MO. BUR. GEOL. AND MINES, 2D SER., V. 24 , P. 177 - 179 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A LARGE AMOUNT OF ORE CAME FROM SOLUTION CHANNELS AT THE CONTACT OF THE DOLOMITE AND THE CONGLOMERATE, AND FROM THE INTERSTICES OF THE CONGLOMERATE. PRACTICALLY NONE WAS FOUND IN THE PORPHYRY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Sherwood, Liz U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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