Iron Mountain Mine

Past Producer in St. Francois county in Missouri, United States with commodity Iron
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Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10147875
MAS/MILS ID 0291870008
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.63481, 37.70506 (WGS84)
Elevation 365
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Francois(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri St. Francois

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 035 N 004 E 31 N2 Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Amphibole Unknown
Andradite Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.63481, 37.70506

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 180M
    Length 390M
    Width 300M
    Area 400HA
    Depth to top 30M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N70W:
    Minimum Depth to Top 6
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 15
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Total Surface Area (HA) 400
    Date of Last Modification 790329

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1803
Year of first production 1843

Mining district

District name Missouri Brown Iron Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 255
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-1985 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 04/09/2010
MSHA mine ID2300210
Mine name (MSHA)Iron Mountain Quarry
Current operatorMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.
Current controller (parent)Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1189 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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