| Deposit ID | 10101450 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003561 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cedar Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cedar Mountain Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.64622, 37.63256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF PILOT KNOB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Graniteville(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 | 19 | SW4 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Gangue |
| Result | METALLIC IRON 66.61 %, PHOSPHORUS 0.006 % |
|---|---|
| Result | METALLIC IRON 65.47 %, PHOSPHORUS 0.039 % |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -90.64622, 37.63256 |
|---|
| Strike | N 45 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20 DEG |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1872 |
| District name | Southeast Missouri |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Puxico Iron Co. |
| First year | 1910 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Big Muddy Coal And Iron Co. |
| First year | 1910 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003561 |
SRC.REF: NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , MO. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 47 : CRANE, G. W., 1912 , MO. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2ND SER., V. 10 , P. 137 .
WINSLOW, A., HAWORTH, E., NASON, F., 1894 , A REPORT ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN SHEET INCLUDING PORTIONS OF IRON, ST. FRANCOIS AND MADISON COUNTIES: MO. GEOL. SURV., 1ST SER., V. 9 , SHEET REPORT NO. 3 , P. 54 , 68 .
NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 40 - 41 , 47 .
CRANE, G.W., 1912 , THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY 2ND SER., V. 10 , P. 136 - 137 .
1912 DIREXPL THREE DIAMOND DRILL HOLES WHICH WERE PUT DOWN UPON THE HILL SHOWED NO ORE
WINSLOW, ARTHUR, HAWORTH, ERASMUS, AND NASON, FRANK L., 1894 , MO. GEOL. SURV., 1ST SER, V. 9 , SHEET REPORT NO. 3 , P. 54 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP IS FROM SOUTH END OF MINE. 2 ROUGHLY PARALLEL VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1978 | Sherwood, Liz | U.S. Geological Survey |
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