Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Copper, Cobalt, Zinc, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeDISSEMINATED, BEDDED, REPLACEMENT
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFLANKS OF BURIED PRECAMBRIAN KNOBS NEAR PINCHOUTS OF LAMOTTE SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY IN CERTAIN LIMESTONE AND SANDSTONE BEDS.
Geology
StructureTHE MAIN FAULT STRIKES N 62 DEG W AND DIPS 80 DEG NE IN THE WORKINGS AT THE LOWER LEVEL. IN THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE MINE, THE SAME FAULT STRIKES N 50 DEG W, WITH THE SAME DIP TO THE NORTHEAST., OZARK DOME, ST FRANCOIS MOUNTAINS, SIMMS MT. FAULT, BIG RIVER FAULT.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1720
Identification
Deposit ID60001717
MRDS IDW016747
Alternate namesSeed - Tick, Rattlesnake, Wildcat, Bluff, Copper Mine, Jack, Hardscrabble
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.61336, -90.2809
References
BAIN, H.F., AND ULRICH, E.O., 1905 , THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MISSOURI, U.S.G.S. BULL., NO. 267 , P. 39 - 40 .WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 7, P. 646 - 659.KIILSGAARD, T.H., HAYES, W.C., AND HEYL, A.V., 1967 , METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES IN: MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF MISSOURI, V. 43 , P. 51 .KEYS, C.R., 1896, A REPORT ON MINE LA MOTTE SHEET, IN AREAL GEOLOGY OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 9, SHEET REPORT 4, 132 P.