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Smith Mine

Past Producer in Phelps county in Missouri, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  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 10101481
MRDS ID D003767
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Mine
Alternate or previous names Smith Mines Nos. 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.57847, 37.80673 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES WEST OF CLINTON SWITCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Phelps(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seaton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meramec(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Phelps

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 036N 006W 27 S2 OF SW Missouri

Comments on the location information

  • SITUATED ON THE SOUTH FACE OF A HILL, NEAR THE HEAD OF A RAVINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Roubidoux
    Rock description Roubidoux
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.57847, 37.80673
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROUBIDOUX SANDSTONE IS EXPOSED A FEW RODS EAST OF THE MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1880

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner P. G. Will( 1912 )

Comments on the production information

  • CRANE, 1912, P. 297, REPORTED PRODUCTION OF 6,000 TONS BY 1880.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 12.19M
    Overall length 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE CUTS. CUT DRIVEN TO THE NORTHWEST WAS 200 FT LONG, 150 FT WIDE, AND 40 FT DEEP. CUT DRIVEN TO THE WEST WAS 200 FT LONG, 70 FT WIDE, AND 20 FT DEEP. SHALLOW 60 FT LONG CUT CONNEXTS THESE.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE DEPOSIT IS THOUGHT TO BE EXHAUSTED (CRANE, G.W., 1912)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRANE, G. W., 1912 , THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10 , P. 296 - 297 .

  • Deposit

    NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 321 , 228 .

  • Production

    NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 321 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BOTH RED AND SPECULAR HEMATITES SHOWED STALACTITIC STRUCTURES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Sherwood, Liz U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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