Missouri · Washington County
Producer

Pea Ridge Mine

Washington County, Missouri, United States
IronREECobaltPhosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryREE, Cobalt, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1964
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10269533
MRDS IDD008175
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.12676, -91.04652
References
ST. JOE MINERALS: GROWING THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION,ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1976, P. 69.DEVELOPMENT, INSTALLATION, AND EFFECT OF AN UNDERGROUNDCRUSHING AND CONVEYING SYSTEM AT PEA RIDGETRANSACTIONS, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, AIME, VOL. 252DECEMBER 1972, P. 433-437.MERAMEC'S BIG BLAST: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL,FEBRUARY 1977, P. 51-55.THE INSIDE STORY OF MISSOURI'S EXPLORATION BOOM - PART 1ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1965, P. 77.THE INSIDE STORY OF MISSOURI'S EXPLORATION BOOM - PART 2ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, DECEMBER 1965, P. 81.COLLECTION, EVALUATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF MINERALRESOURCES INFORMATION ON IRON, TUNGSTEN, AND MANGANESEIN MISSOURI USBM GRANT GO 264016 BY RICHARD D. HAGNIAND DAVID R. JESSEY.PILLAR RECOVERY AT THE PEA RIDGE MINE, MINING ENGINEERINGSEPTEMBER 1976, PP. 35-39.MERMAC IRON ORE PROJECT STARTS PRODUCTION AT PEA RIDGE,ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 1964, PP. 93-108.GEOLOGY OF THE PEA RIDGE IRON ORE BODY BY JOHN A. EMERY,ORE DEPOSITS IN THE UNITED STATES 1933/1967 VOL. 1PP. 359-369, REPRINT 1970.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OFMINING, 1979, P. 195.ST. JOE MINERALS CORPORATION, FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT.RESERVES AND GRADES DERIVED FROM BOTH SOURCES.