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South Alba Strip Pit

Past Producer in Jasper county in Missouri, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10195955
MAS/MILS ID 0290970063
Record type Site
Current site name South Alba Strip Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.42023, 37.22977 (WGS84)
Elevation 283
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jasper(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Webb City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Joplin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Joplin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spring(hydrologic unit)

Neosho(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neosho-Verdigris(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Jasper

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 029 N 032 W 16 C SESE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.42023, 37.22977
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 68M
    Width 47M
    Area 24HA
    Depth to top 45M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 15
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 24
    Date of Last Modification 780622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1886

Mining district

District name Tri State

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 24HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 5
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Percentage 25
    Tertiary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 70
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 8
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 450
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 100
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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