Flat River

Past Producer in St. Francois county in Missouri, United States with commodities Cadmium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc
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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. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10172295
MAS/MILS ID 0291870002
Record type Site
Current site name Flat River
Alternate or previous names Federal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.51011, 37.84176 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Francois(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Flat River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big(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 St. Francois

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 036 N 005 E 08 SESWSW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Secondary
Lead Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bravoite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Dickite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Linnaeite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.51011, 37.84176

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15M
    Length 8050M
    Width 3200M
    Area 700HA
    Depth to top 120M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 DOLOMITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 85
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 10
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 700
    Date of Last Modification 790717

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1890
Year of first production 1890

Mining district

District name Southeast Mo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Joe Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1975

Comments on the ownership information

  • ST. JOE MINERAL CORP., 250 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NAME: FLAT RIVER, ALSO KNOWN AS FEDERAL MINE LAND HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE STATE OF MISSOURI AFTER THE MINE WAS CLOSED DOWN IN 1972.

Comments on the production information

  • OPERATIONS CLOSED DOWN IN 1972 WHEN THE MINE WAS CONSIDERED DEPLETED, RESERVES ARE DISPERSED AND THE MINE IS FLOODED; THEREFORE NO COST ESTIMATE WAS MADE ON FLAT RIVER

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-1985 F.A.&B.W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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