Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Iron
SecondaryTitanium, Metal, Manganese
TertiaryMagnesite, Arsenic, Aluminum, Molybdenum, Chromium, Lead, Zinc, Nickel, Cobalt, Vanadium, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Between Syenite And Rhyolite
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Covellite, Cuprite, Galena, Geikielite, Goethite, Hematite, Lepidocrocite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Chiastolite, Chloanthite, Chlorite, Epidote, Fluorite, Garnet, Ilmenite, Linnaeite, Rutile
GangueGypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSyenite,Rhyolite
StructureDomed, Faulted, Tilted, Multiple Intrusions, Rhyolite Flows Dip 50-60 Degrees S Intruded By Syenite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10072187
MRDS IDW016773
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.64256, -91.17903
References
SNYDER, F.G., 1968 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MIDCONTINENT UNITED STATES, IN: RIDGE, J.D., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933 - 1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME): NEW YORK, AM. INST. MINING METALL. PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V. 1 , P. 258 - 286.KISVARSANYI, GEZA, 1977 , THE ROLE OF THE PRECAMBRIAN IGNEOUS BASEMENT IN THE FORMATION OF THE STRATABOUND LEAD-ZINC-COPPER DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, ECON. GEOL., V. 72 , P. 435 - 442.SMITH, FREDERICK J., 1968 , MINERALIZATION OF THE BOSS BIXBY ANOMALY, IRON AND DENT COUNTIES, MISSOURI, MASTER'S THESIS, UNIV. MISSOURI-ROLLA, 76 P.KINKEL, A.R., JR., 1967, COPPER, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES, V. 43, P. 67.KISVARSANYI, GEZA, AND PROCTOR, P.D., 1967, TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT OF MAGNETITES AND HEMATITES, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI IRON METALLOGENIC PROVINCE, U.S.A.: ECON. GEOL., V. 62, NO. 1, P. 449-471.1943 GEOPHYS MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY1956 DIREXPL AMERICAN ZMINING ENGINEERING. NOVEMBER, 1992. P. 1317.