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Marsh Mine

Past Producer in Crawford 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  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 10101460
MRDS ID D003683
Record type Site
Current site name Marsh Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.38041, 37.95895 (WGS84)
Relative position ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF STEELVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Crawford(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Indian Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meramec(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Crawford

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 004W 037N 05 NE OF NE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Roubidoux
    Rock description Roubidoux
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.38041, 37.95895
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.74M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 17.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1910

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. F. Marsh

Production statistics

  • Year 1910
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^54-61% Fe
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Iron Iron 57wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE OF FIVE SHIPMENTS WAS 57.24% IRON, 0.03 % SUL, 6.77 % SILICA.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 27.43M
    Overall length 97.54M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CONNECTED BY A SPUR TO THE ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILROAD.

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. 217 - 218

  • Production

    CRANE, G. W., 1912 , MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10 , P. 217 - 218 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9 FT. THICK BROWN ORE IN POROUS BOULDERS CONTAINING SOME CLAY RAN 51 TO 53% FE. 8.5 FT. BELOW THIS WAS HARD BROWN HEMATITE ORE 1.5 FT. THICK AND RED HEMATITE WITH BOULDERS OF HARD BLUE HEMATITE 2.6 FT. THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1979 Sherwood, Liz U.S. Geological Survey

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