Buford Mtn Mine

Past Producer in Iron county in Missouri, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10123289
MAS/MILS ID 0290930029
Record type Site
Current site name Buford Mtn Mine
Alternate or previous names Buford Ore Bank, Bogy Ore Bank, Buford-Bogy Ore Bank, Big Muddy Coal + Iron Co Mine 1948

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.65951, 37.54147 (WGS84)
Elevation 351

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ironton(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 Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 033 N 003 E 24 NENE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.65951, 37.54147

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OPENED 1852

  • Deposit

    PRELIMINARY REPORT ON IRON ORE & COAL FIELDS 1872 PG 122

  • Deposit

    MGS 1ST + 2ND ANNUAL REPORTS PT 1 PG 155,165 PT 2 PG 83,SWA

  • Deposit

    LLOW 1855

  • Deposit

    MGS MSC 41756 BONHAM 1948 PG 120-121

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Missouri Department Of Natural Resources - Searcy U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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