| Deposit ID | 10121884 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0290550008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bourbon Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Bourbon Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -91.24733, 38.15426 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 286 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crawford(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sullivan(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 | Crawford |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 040 N | 003 W | 34 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Water, Free | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Epidote | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -91.24733, 38.15426 |
|---|
| Thickness | 610M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 671M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 671M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 280HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 805M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1931 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | South East Missouri |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Azcon Corp. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Steel Co. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Ohio |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 181440000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 181440000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 181440000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 1120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0290550008 |
BEVERIDGE, T.R. CURRENT MINERAL EXOLORATION IN MISSOURI.
MIN. CONG. J., V. 48, NO. 5, MAY 1962, PP. 63-65.
CHRISTIANSEN, C.R. IRON ORE MINING IN MISSOURI. SKILLINGS'
MIN. REV., V. 51, NO. 5, FEBRUARY 3, 1962, P. 11.
EMERY, J.A. GEOLOGY OF THE PEA RIDGE IRON ORE BODY. CH. IN
ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY
J.D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1968, PP. 359-361.
FRIETSCH, R. ON THE MAGMATIC ORIGIN OF IRON ORES OF THE
KIRUNA TYPE. ECON. GEOL., V. 73, 1978, PP. 478-485.
HAYCOCKS, C. SUBLEVEL STOPING. CH. IN SME MINING ENGINEER-
ING HANDBOOK, ED. BY A.B. CUMMINS AND I.A. GIVEN.
AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1973, PP. 12-140 - 12-150.
HEYL, A.V., M.R. BROCK, J.L. JOLLY, C.E. WELLS. REGIONAL
STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS-
KENTUCKY MINERAL DISTRICTS. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL.
1202-B, 1965, 20 PP.
HOPPE, R.W. AND R.A. THOMAS. MINORCA FIRES COAL AND MAIN-
TAINS CLEAN AIR. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 180, NO. 9,
SEPTEMBER 1979, PP. 82-88, 91.
IRVINE, J.C. MERAMEC'S BIG BLAST: BREAKS 3 MILLION TONS OF
ORE BY MERGING NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH PRACTICAL KNOWHOW.
ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 178, NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1977,
PP. 51-55.
KISVARSANYI, E.B. (ED.). STUDIES IN PRECAMBRIAN GEOLOGY,
WITH A GUIDE TO SELECTED PARTS OF THE ST. FRANCOIS
MOUNTAINS, MISSOURI. MO. DEPT. OF NAT. RES., GEOL.
SURVEY RI 61, 1976, PP. 2-183.
MCMILLAN, W.D. EXPLORATION OF THE BOURBON MAGNETIC ANOMALY,
CRAWFORD COUNTY, MISSOURI. BUMINES RI 3961, OCTOBER
1946, 9 PP.
MINING WORLD. AMERICAN ZINC-GRANITE CITY DRILLING PROGRAM
COMPLETED. V. 24, NO. 11, OCTOBER 1962, P. 37.
SNYDER, F.G. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MIDCONTINENT
UNITED STATES. CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED
STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY J.D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK,
V. 1, 1968, PP. 257-268.
SNYDER, F.G. PRECAMBRIAN IRON DEPOSITS IN MISSOURI. ECON.
GEOL. MONO. 4, 1969, PP. 231-238.
WEIGEL, W.W. THE INSIDE STORY OF MISSOURI'S EXPLORATION
BOOM - PART 2. ENG. AND MIN. J., V. 166, NO. 12,
DECEMBER 1965, PP. 81-83, 161-162.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT WAS EVALUATED AT EASTERN FIELD OPERATIONS CENTER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-MAR-95 | Takosky, P. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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