Commodities
PrimaryIron
SecondarySulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR CONE
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueKaolin, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1815
Identification
Deposit ID10010063
MRDS IDD003536
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.607, -90.649
References
SRC.REF: WINSLOW, ARTHUR, HAWORTH, E., NASON, F. L., 1894 , MO. GEOL. SURV. 1ST SER., V. 9 , SHEET REPORT NO. 3 , P. 49 .CRANE, G.W., 1912 THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10 P. 131 - 136 .WINSLOW, ARTHUR, HAWORTH, E, NASON, F.L. 1894 A REPORT ON THE IRON MOUNTAIN SHEET INCLUDING PORTIONS OF IRON, ST. FRANCOIS AND MADISON COUNTIES: MO. GEOL. SURV. 1ST SERV. V. 9 SHEET REPORT NO 3 , P. 54 , 66 - 671888 DIREXPL DISCOVERED ORE AT THE NORTH BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN. ANALYSIS OF THIS ORE SHOWED HIGH PERCENTAGES OF PHOSPHORUS AND SULPHURCRANE, G. W., 1912 , MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2D SER., V. 10 , P. 131 - 136 .