| Deposit ID | 10010097 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003586 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cherry Valley No. 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.26263, 37.95034 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crawford(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Steelville(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Crawford |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 037N | 003W | 04 | E2 OF SW {PIT NO. 1}; W2 OF SE {PIT NO. 2} | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Clay | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | PARTIAL ANALYSES OF ORE FROM NO. 1 : 57.18 % METALLIC IRON, 0.082 % PHOSPHORUS (SAMPLE IS SOFT HEMATITE ORE) |
|---|---|
| Result | 58.888 % METALLIC IRON, 0.085 % PHOSPHORUS. COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF ORE FROM NO. 1 : 65.87 % METALLIC IRON, 0.022 % PHOSPHORUS, 0.159 % SULPHUR, 3.06 % SILICA, 1.27 % ALUMINA, 0.28 % LIME, 0.07 % MAGNESIA. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Roubidoux | ||||
| Rock description | Roubidoux | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -91.26263, 37.95034 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR CANOE SHAPE (NO. 1) |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1879 |
| District name | Southeast Missouri |
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| Ownership category | County |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sligo Furnace Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Meramec Iron Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 274.32M |
| Overall width | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003586 |
SRC.REF: NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 155 - 156 .
NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 129 - 138 .
CRANE, G.W., 1912, THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2ND SER., V. 10, P. 205-209.
DIREXPL PENETRATED 300 FT. WITHOUT FINDING ROCK IN SIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS NEARLY HORIZONTAL EXCEPT AT THE EXTREME EASTERN END WHERE IT IS SPLIT INTO AN UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL. THE LOWER LEVEL PITCHES 22 DEGREE NE AND IS SEPARATED FROM THE NEARLY HORIZONTAL UPPER LEVEL BY 35 FT. OF ROCK. CONTACT WITH WALLROCK IS SHARP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Sherwood, Liz | U.S. Geological Survey |
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