Ellington Manganese Deposit

Prospect in Reynolds 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10172657
MAS/MILS ID 0291790001
Record type Site
Current site name Ellington Manganese Deposit
Alternate or previous names Mccaw-Nash Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.02592, 37.19927 (WGS84)
Elevation 335

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Reynolds(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Exchange(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Spring Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Black(hydrologic unit)

Upper White(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper White(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Reynolds

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 029 N 001 W 11 SWSE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chert Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.02592, 37.19927

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Area 5HA
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    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 1941

Mining district

District name Missouri Brown Iron Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner W. M . Nash And Blanche Mc Caw
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tucker, Oliver P.
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner W. M . Nash And Blanche Mc Caw (Lessees)
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Amos Stogsdill
    Interest 50
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • ORE GRADE WAS TOO LOW TO MINE COMMERCIALLY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 5HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method GLORY HOLE
    Swell Factor .55
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 30
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 70
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1978

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TRANSPORTATION-REC 160,161: PRODUCT SHIPPED TO MILES CHARLE PB CONC BOSS MO 20 $ 1.29/MT ZN CONC SAUGET IL 90 3.34/MT REFINING: PRODUCT CHARGE RECOVERY CONC.GRADE PB CONC $ 99.43/MT 95 % 99.99% ZN CONC 159.86/MT 85 % 990 MARKET VALUES: AVE 1976 PB $ 0.2310/LB = $ 509.355/MT ZN 0.370 /LB = 815.85 /MT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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