Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryWater, Free
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsGoethite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Discovery year1830
Identification
Deposit ID10203466
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates32.95016, -94.67522
References
BOND, W.R. BENEFICIATION OF EAST TEXAS IRON ORES-BASISOF LONE STAR OPERATIONS. JOURNAL OF METALS, APRIL 1953,PP. 515-519.BURCHARD, E.F. IRON ORE IN CASS, MARION, MORRIS, ANDCHEROKEE COUNTIES, TEXAS. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 620,1915, PP. 69-109.ECKEL, E.B. THE BROWN ORES OF EASTERN TEXAS. U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 902, 1938, 157 PP.FINE, M.M., D.W. FROMMER, AND W.M. DRESSEL.PRELIMINARY MINERAL-DRESSING INVESTIGATION OF EAST TEXASBROWN ORES. BUMINES RI 5252, 1956, 10 PP.MALONE, V.F. MINING EAST TEXAS IRON ORES. MININGENGINEERING, MAY 1957, PP. 524-527.MC GRAW-HILL. 1981 E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OFMINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. MC GRAW-HILLMINING PUBLICATIONS, NEW YORK, 1981, P. 94.NORTHWEST INDUSTRIES, INC. 1980 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 48.