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Sharp Mine

Past Producer in Ozark county in Missouri, United States with commodity Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10123920
MAS/MILS ID 0291530009
Record type Site
Current site name Sharp Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -92.21686, 36.62788 (WGS84)
Elevation 240
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ozark(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cureall NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ava(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Harrison(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork White(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Ozark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 023 N 011 W 31 NW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -92.21686, 36.62788
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 92M
    Width 13M
    Depth to top 20M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 8
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 800626
  • Area 200HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS CONCENTRATED IN SOLUTION COLLAPSE BRECCIAS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1893

Mining district

District name Caulfield Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS WITH NO MINING INTEREST

Comments on the production information

  • DUE TO MILLING COMPLEXITIES NO YIELD COULD BE DETERMINED.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO RESERVES FIGURES PUBLISHED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 17HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .99
    Percent Waste Rock 30
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 20
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 10
    Secondary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 90
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Year of Information 1979

Comments on other economic factors

  • THIS DEPOSIT CAN BE MINED ECONOMICALLY ONLY IF THE ORE IS MILLED OFFSITE--SEE BACKUP FILE FOR ELABORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BISHOP, O. M., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SUMMARY REPORT OF WAR

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERALS EXAMINATION ON THE SHARP MINE, 1947

  • Deposit

    CULLISON, JAMES S., SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORANDUM ON THE

  • Deposit

    CAULFIELD ZINC DISTRICT OF MISSOURI IN PRELIMINARY WAR

  • Deposit

    MINERALS REPORT, ZINC CARBONATE DEPOSITS OZARK AND HOWELL

  • Deposit

    COUNTIES, MISSOURI, 1945

  • Deposit

    ICKES, HAROLD L., ZINC CARBONATE DEPOSITS OZARK AND HOWELL

  • Deposit

    COUNTIES, MISSOURI, PRELIMINARY WAR MINERALS REPORT, U.S.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU OF MINES, 1943

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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