Hypothetical Lead Mine

Prospect in St. Louis county in Missouri, United States with commodities Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Zinc
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10244805
MAS/MILS ID 0291898888
Record type Site
Current site name Hypothetical Lead Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.1934, 38.61675 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Louis (City)(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cahokia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cahokia-Joachim(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 St. Louis

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Lead Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.1934, 38.61675

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 6100M
    Width 140M
    Area 325HA
    Depth to top 400M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Strike And Dip N00S:
    Minimum Depth to Top 375
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 40
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 325
    Date of Last Modification 781107

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hypothetical Lead Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED RESERVES WOULD LAST APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 29000M
    Overall depth 400M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 5440
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.42
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS IS A HYPOTHETICAL LEAD PROPERTY NOT TO BE RELATED TO ANY SPECIFIC PRODUCING PROPERTY OR PROSPECT. SOME ITEMS HAVE BEEN LEFT BLANK BECAUSE ANY DATA ENTERED MAY TEND TO BE TOO SPECIFIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS TYPICAL PROPERTY ENTRY. THE LOCATION IS LISTED AS THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS JUST FOR COMPUTER ENTRY PURPOSES AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO MEAN THAT A LEAD DEPOSIT WOULD ACTUALLY EXIST AT THIS LOCATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAY-1985 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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