Thorny Mountain Mine

Prospect in Shannon county in Missouri, United States with commodity Manganese
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10123564
MAS/MILS ID 0292030011
Record type Site
Current site name Thorny Mountain Mine
Alternate or previous names Rocky Creek, Norris Or Seaman No. 1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.18203, 37.10477 (WGS84)
Elevation 304
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shannon(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stegall Mountain(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 Shannon

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 028 N 002 W 08 SENESE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Braunite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Tremolite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.18203, 37.10477

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N23E
    Dip 90W
    Thickness 2M
    Length 58M
    Width 2M
    Area 1HA
    Depth to top 8M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N23E:90W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 790329

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1916
Year of first production 1942

Mining district

District name Missouri Brown Iron Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Coleman Construction Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method GLORY HOLE
    Swell Factor .6
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 20
    Secondary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 80
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 255
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-APR-87 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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