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W. C. Mine

Past Producer in Jasper county in Missouri, United States with commodity Zinc
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  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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10244097
MAS/MILS ID 0290970061
Record type Site
Current site name W. C. Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.59583, 37.07897 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jasper(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Joplin West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Joplin(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Joplin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spring(hydrologic unit)

Neosho(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neosho-Verdigris(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Jasper

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 027 N 034 W 12 S2SENW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Unknown
Calamine Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyromorphite Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.59583, 37.07897
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 152M
    Width 76M
    Area 1HA
    Depth to top 38M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 30
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1926
Year of first production 1942

Mining district

District name Tri State

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ethel Beechwood
    Interest 33
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ben And Juanita Curl
    Interest 33
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Myrtle And Floyd Bearden
    Interest 33
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 45M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .59
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 1
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity 450
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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