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Zippy 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 10101575
MRDS ID D005021
Record type Site
Current site name Zippy Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -91.61625, 37.15368 (WGS84)
Elevation 226
Relative position LOCATED 5 1/2 MILES NE OF GREENVILLE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shannon(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Summersville NE(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 029N 006E 27 NW OF SW Missouri

Comments on the location information

  • SITUATED ON THE NE FACE OF A HILL NEAR THE CREST OF THE MAIN DIVIDE BETWEEN THE ST. FRANCOIS RIVER AND BEAR CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore
Chert Gangue

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS SHOWS 44.62% IRON, 17.40% SILICA, 0.054% PHOS., 2.00% MN., AND 3.00% MOISTURE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -91.61625, 37.15368
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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

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John Zippy
    Home office Livingston, Il.

Comments on the production information

  • CUMULATIVE PROD. GRADE CONTINUED: 17.40% SILICA, 0.054% P, 2.00% MN, 3.00% MOISTURE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 3.66M
    Overall length 9.14M
    Overall width 4.57M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A MAIN OPEN CUT 30 FT LONG, 15 FT WIDE, AND 12 FT DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRANE, G.W., 1912 THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI, MISSOURI BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10, P. 387

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAIN CUT SHOWS NUMEROUS LARGE AND SMALL POROUS BOULDERS EMBEDDED IN CLAY. THE OUTCROP IS QUITE CHERTY, BUT, THE ORE IMPROVES WITH DEPTH.

Reporter information

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

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