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Elmo No. 3

Past Producer in Grant county in Wisconsin, 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. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10205474
MAS/MILS ID 0550430131
Record type Site
Current site name Elmo No. 3
Alternate or previous names Kopp No. 3 Mine, Elmo No. 3 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.46371, 42.68281 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Platteville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubuque North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Grant-Little Maquoketa(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 003 N 001 W 35 SW Wisconsin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.46371, 42.68281
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 14M
    Length 686M
    Width 31M
    Depth to top 44M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 40
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Date of Last Modification 790524
  • Area 53HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 53
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN PITCH AND FLAT STRUCTURES PITCH AND FLAT STRUCTURES VARY IRREGULARLY IN STRIKE AND DIP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1969
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Upper Mill Valley

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Terra Industries, Inc, Sioux City, Iowa
    Interest 100
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Description Ore With Av Grd 3.9% Zn, .1% Pb 24000 Metric Tons/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Description Ore With Av Grd 3.9% Zn, .1% Pb 27400 Metric Tons/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Description Ore With Av Grd 3.9% Zn, .1% Pb 400 Metric Tons/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Major Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ORE FIGGED THEN FLOATED PB CONC DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER EAGLE-PICHER OPERATIONS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AND GRADES ESTIMATED FROM DATA REPORTED BY COMPANY OFFICIALS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 46M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    Length of Inclines (m) 162
    Slope of Inclines 6
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    2nd Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity 454
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.16
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on the workings information

  • MINING DISTRICT IS UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLIY ZINC-LEAD DIST.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING OPERATIONS REVIEWED AND REVISED 9/78 AT E.F.O.C. BACKGROUND INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE EVALUATORS FROM THE AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-95 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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