Ruark

Past Producer in Newton county in Missouri, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245134
MAS/MILS ID 0291450138
Record type Site
Current site name Ruark

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -94.52663, 36.89397 (WGS84)
Elevation 319
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Newton(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Racine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Neosho(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tulsa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake O' The Cherokees(hydrologic unit)

Neosho(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neosho-Verdigris(hydrologic subregion)

Arkansas-White-Red(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Newton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 025 N 033 W 10 C SW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Greenockite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -94.52663, 36.89397

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3M
    Length 170M
    Width 166M
    Depth to top 25M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 DOLOMITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 12
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 4
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780622

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Henry Blaha
    Interest 20
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Minnie K. Kelly
    Interest 20
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Manfred C. Gilstrap
    Interest 20
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner E. S. Goswick
    Interest 20
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Austin Harrison-Limberlost Inc.
    Interest 20
    Home office Massachusetts
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 40M
    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-84 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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