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Pilot Knob Pellet Comp. Mine/Plant

Producer in Iron 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10147477
MAS/MILS ID 0290930020
Record type Site
Current site name Pilot Knob Pellet Comp. Mine/Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.63341, 37.61896 (WGS84)
Elevation 301
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ironton(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 034 N 004 E 30 NWNESE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 50W
    Thickness 60M
    Length 850M
    Width 450M
    Depth to top 120M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N50W:50W
    Minimum Depth to Top 128
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 800114

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT CHARACTERISTICS: DEPOSIT IS ARCUATE IN SHAPE. STRIKE IS N-S IN THE SOUTHERN PART CURVING WESTWARD IN THE NORTHERN PART

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on exploration

  • EXPLORATION: ALL EXPLORATION METHODS CURRENTLY IN USE. MINE ATTEMPTING TO EXTEND RESERVES BY INTENSIVE DRILLING PROGRAM.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hanna Mining Co.
    Interest 50
    Home office Ohio
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner
    Owner National Steel Corp.
    Interest 50
    Home office Ohio
    Year 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES ABOUT 60% ON THE CURRENT RESERVE IS IN THE BENEATH GABBRO ORE BODY. (SEE SECTION DIAGRAM).

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING NO COST INFORMATION WAS RELEASED OTHER THAT INTIAL COST OF MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-DEC-87 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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