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Kratz Spring

Prospect in Franklin county in Missouri, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10293336
MAS/MILS ID 0290710013
Record type Site
Current site name Kratz Spring

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -91.19093, 38.26255 (WGS84)
Elevation 237

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spring Bluff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sullivan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bourbeuse(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 Franklin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 041 N 002 W 30 SWSWNE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -91.19093, 38.26255
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 2 ORE BODIES CONFORMABLE TO RHYOLITE HOST ROCK. ONE ORE BODY MAGNETITE AND BASIC DIKES, THE SECOND HEMATITE. ORE GRADE IN MAGNETITE ORE 45% FE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1956

Mining district

District name Missouri Brown Iron Belt

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner St. Joseph Lead Co.
    Interest 50
    Home office New York
    Year 1978

Comments on the ownership information

  • HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION LOCATION HAS BEEN APPROXIMATED BASED ON REPORTS FROM ST. JOE MINERALS. MISC. A-8 THRU A-14 NOT COMPLETED. PHONE CONVERSATION WITH PAUL GERDEMANN ST. JOE MINERALS, INDICATED THIS DEPOSIT CONTAINS NO ECONOMICALLY RECOVERABLE ORE. THIS APPEARS TO CONFLICT WITH EARLIER REPORTS. HOWEVER ST. JOE DOES NOT APPEAR WILLING TO RELEASE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MAS FORMS A-8 THRU A-14 COULD NOT BE COMPLETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAY-1985 Lewis, J.D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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