| Deposit ID | 10268747 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 0290710014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Schweer Pit |
| Point of reference | Trench |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -91.31793, 38.24835 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 213 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Franklin(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Argo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sullivan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bourbeuse(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Franklin |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chert | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -91.31793, 38.24835 |
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| Thickness | 14M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 122M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 76M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| District name | Missouri Brown Iron Belt |
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| Ownership category | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| ID | 2301692 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Missouri |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1.4HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0290710014 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2301692 |
OWN/OP: HARBISON WALKER REFRACTORIES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION MINE LOCATION HAS BEEN TAKEN AS CENTER OF PROPERTY OWNER/OP. OWNERSHIP DATA FROM A 1958 STUDY. PROPERTY MAY MINING ORE IS IN THE SOIL SO THERE IS USUALLY NO COVER. BENCH HEIGHT NOT APPLICABLE. NO BENCHES. NO COST INFORMATION INCLUDED FOR MINING. MILLING CONCENTRATE AVERAGED 55% FE AND NOT MORE THAN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 06/04/1979 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 2301692 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Schweer Pit |
| Current operator | Harbison-Walker Refractories U S |
| Current controller (parent) | Dresser Industries Inc |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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