Rueppele Copper Mine

Past Producer in Franklin county in Missouri, United States with commodity Sulfur-Pyrite
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 10171099
MAS/MILS ID 0290710141
Record type Site
Current site name Rueppele Copper Mine
Alternate or previous names Acid Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.12323, 38.27675 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stanton(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Franklin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 041 N 002 W 23 NWSW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.12323, 38.27675

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    225' SHAFT - AN "ACID" MINE

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL.30, P.342 GRAWE 1945

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.