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Bennett-Smith Mine

Past Producer in Wayne 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010971
MRDS ID D005078
Record type Site
Current site name Bennett-Smith Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.58708, 37.11396 (WGS84)
Relative position LOCATED 3 MILES N.E. OF GREENVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shannon(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jam Up Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Current(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Wayne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 028N 006E 08 W2 OF NE Missouri

Comments on the location information

  • A DISCREPANLY OF 2 TO 3 MILES EXISTS BETWEEN THE ABOVE POSITION AND CRANES (1912) INITIAL LOCATION OF THIS MINE: W 1/2, NE 1/4, SEC 8; IT IS SITUATED ABOUT 30 FEET BELOW THE CREST OF THE SOUTH SLOPE OF A HIGH HILL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Limonite Ore
Chert Gangue
Clay Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.58708, 37.11396
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BOULDERS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1907

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sneathern (Estate)

Comments on the production information

  • 900 TONS OF ORE WERE MINED AND SHIPPED IN 1907

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 2.44M
    Overall length 9.14M
    Overall width 6.1M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRANE, G.N., 1912 THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI, MISSOURI BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V.10, P.371

  • Production

    CRANE, 1912, P. 371

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE IS EXCEEDINGLY POROUS AND RATHER SILICIOUS BUT THE PRESENCE OF GOETHITE IMPROVES IT'S QUALITY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Schneider, Norma J U.S. Geological Survey

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