Kansas Line Mine

Cherokee County, Kansas, United States

Lead Zinc

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

TertiaryLead, Zinc

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

WorkingsUnderground

Materials

Other materialsCalcite, Chalcopyrite, Chert, Dolomite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1920

Discovery year1920

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References

FOWLER, G.M., AND LYDEN, J.P., 1932, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THESTATE DISTRICT (MISSOURI-KANSAS-OKLAHOMA) : A.I.M.E TR., V.1P. 206-251.WEIDMAN, S., 1932, THE MIAMI-PICHER ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT, OKLAOKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 56, 177P.MCKNIGHT, EDWIN AND FISHER, RICHARD, 1970, GEOLOGY AND OREDEPOSITS OF THE PICHER FIELD OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS: U.S. GEOL.PROF. PAPER 588, 165P.BROCKIE, DOUGLAS, ET. AL., 1968, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITTHE TRI-STATE DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA INDEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: AIME P.400-430.USBM MID-CONTINENT ORE RESERVE EVALUATION FILE

Identification

Deposit ID10267470

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates37.03337, -94.81054