Compton Mine

Past Producer in Dade county in Missouri, United States with commodity Iron
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 10208272
MAS/MILS ID 0290570008
Record type Site
Current site name Compton Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -93.65771, 37.29257 (WGS84)
Elevation 360
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dade(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Everton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Springfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Springfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sac(hydrologic unit)

Osage(hydrologic accounting unit)

Gasconade-Osage(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Dade

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 030 N 025 W 35 NESWNW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -93.65771, 37.29257

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 1905

  • Deposit

    PRODUCED 40 TONS

  • Deposit

    SEVERAL PITS - 10 FT DEEP

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL 10 PG 223 CRANE 1912

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL 7 PG 184-185 NASON 1892

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO BLE-6-3 8-23-38 1:20000 - 1 AC

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO BLE-2HH-28 9-24-67 1:20000

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.