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Hearst Mine

Past Producer in Shannon 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010926
MRDS ID D005015
Record type Site
Current site name Hearst Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.71705, 37.00757 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES EAST OF WINONA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wayne(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mill Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Piedmont(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Black(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Mark Twain National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Shannon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 027N 003W 16 NE OF SW Missouri

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED UPON THE S.E. SLOPE OF A PROMINENT HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSIS: 53.15% IRON, 11.93% SILICA, 0.103% PHOS., 0.06% MN., AND 7.30% MOISTURE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) Gasconade Dolomite
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Dip NORTH TO NORTHWEST
    Thickness 0.51M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Occuring Along A Northeast-Southwest Zone Of Brecciation Or Faulting, Or A Sink Structure.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner James Hearst

Comments on the production information

  • THE ORE WAS HAULED THREE MILES BY WAGON AND PLACED ON BOARD CARS AT LOW WOSSIE FOR $.75 PER TON.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 18.29M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT 150 FT LONG AND 50 TO 60 FT WIDE. A 40 FOOT SHAFT NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE CUT HAS A 15 FOOT DRIFT DRIVEN NORTH FROM ITS FOOT. A 15 FOOT SHAFT ON THE EAST BANK OF THE CUT HAS ONE 30 FOOT DRIFT EXTENDING S35W FROM THE BOTTOM AND A 15 FOOT DRIFT EXTENDING N55W FROM THE SAME POINT. ANOTHER SHAFT EXISTS ABOUT 30 FEET SOUTH OF THE LAST. ALL ENCOUNTERED NW DIPPING SEAMS OF RED ORE WITH SEAMS OF WHITE, YELLOW, AND RED CLAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRANE, G.W., 1912, THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10, P. 326

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE IS SECONDARY AFTER IRON SULFITES, AND SHOWS SULFIDE PSEUDOMORPHS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Kent, Gordon U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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