Madison Mine

Past Producer in Madison county in Missouri, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel, Iron, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010082
MRDS ID D003562
Record type Site
Current site name Madison Mine
Alternate or previous names Buckeye, Copper Creek, North American Lead Co., National Lead Co., Missouri Cobalt Mine
Related records 10219960

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.27899, 37.5509 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fredericktown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper St. Francis(hydrologic unit)

St. Francis(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-St. Francis(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 033N 007E 16 NW OF SW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Iron Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Bonneterre;Lamotte
    Rock description Bonneterre;Lamotte
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.27899, 37.5509

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 25.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fredericktown, Southeast Missouri

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anschutz Uranium Corp.
    Home office Denver, Co.
    First year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1957
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1957
    Copper Cu 0.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1957
    Cobalt Co 0.18 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1957
    Nickel Ni 0.24 wt-pct Nickel Major 1957

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 36.58M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAMES, JACK A., 1949 GEOLOGIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE ORE DEPOSITS IN THE FREDERICKTOWN AREA, MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPT. INV. NO. 8 , 25 P.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1979 , V. 180 , NO. 5 , P. 189

  • Deposit

    KEYES, C.R., 1896 , A REPORT ON MINE LA MOTTE SHEET INCLUDING PORTIONS OF MADISON, ST. FRANCOIS AND STE GENEVIEVE COUNTIES: MO. GEOL. SURV. 1ST SER. V. 9 SHEET REPORT 4 P. 79 - 80 .

  • Deposit

    SNYDER, F.G. 1968 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MIDCONTINENT UNITED STATES IN RIDGE, J.D. ED. ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933 - 1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME): NEW YORK, AM. INST. MINING METAL. PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V. 1 , P. 258 - 286 .

  • Deposit

    5) KIILSGAARD, T. H., HAYES, W. C., AND HEYL, A. V., 1967 , METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES IN: MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF MISSOURI, V. 43 , P. 48 , 70 .

  • Deposit

    1893 DIREXPL DRILL-HOLE REACHED DEPTH OF 125 FT AND ORES OF COPPER, NICKEL, COBALT, LEAD AND IRON WERE ENCOUNTERED AT FREQUENT THOUGH IRREGULAR INTERVALS

  • Production

    KIILSGAARD, T.H., HAYES, W.C., AND HEYL, A.V., 1967, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF MISSOURI, V. 43, P. 40

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 05/20/2025
MSHA mine ID2301770
Mine name (MSHA)Madison Mine
Current operatorUS Strategic Metals
Current controller (parent)Missouri Cobalt Holdings LLC
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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