Missouri · Reynolds, Shannon County
Past Producer

Sweetwater

Reynolds, Shannon County, Missouri, United States
LeadZincSilverNickelCopperCobaltCadmium
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryZinc, Silver
TertiaryNickel, Copper, Cobalt, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlStratigraphic within the Bonneterre fm., breccia, faults, fractures, folds, and flanks of highs.
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Bornite, Covellite, Digenite
GangueDolomite, Calcite, Dickite, Marcasite, Millerite, Polydymite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Wacke,Mudstone · Bonneterre Fm.
StructureNW-trending, high-angle reverse fault with approx 100 ft of vertical displacement, NW trending buried Precambrian ridge or series of knobs, against which the Cambrian rocks pinches out., A gentle anticlinal-synclinal system in the western part of the mine area.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1968
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10293984
MRDS IDW016746
Alternate namesOzark Mine, Frank R. Milliken, Ozark Lead, Adair Creek, Milliken Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates37.35977, -91.14823
References
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