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Meh-Hun-Keh-Zhe Beaver Mine, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USAi
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Meh-Hun-Keh-Zhe Beaver MineMine
Ottawa CountyCounty
OklahomaState
USACountry
Meh-Hun-Keh-Zhe Beaver Mine, Tri-State Mining District, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 59' 32'' North , 94° 52' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Treece (historical)138 (2018)2.6km
Commerce2,483 (2017)6.5km
North Miami382 (2017)8.4km
Quapaw906 (2011)8.4km
Baxter Springs4,028 (2017)12.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
290264
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290264:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Meh-Hun-Keh-Zeh Allotment


Deposit: This mine is a part of the picher field back-up file record 010 column 44 this mine is located on an indian rese leasing agreements are negotiated with the tribal council. Record 020 ownership split up between various members of th record 060 shale is not a part of the boone formation, but important to localization of ore bodies record 080 columns 59-62 and 69-71 strike and dip not appli to stratiform type orf bodies. Grade and tonnage matrix information from all sources has be ledgered. See ledger files for indivual mines. Record 120 columns 32-33 access to this mine was through ano property. Record 120 columns 64-76 no reliable information available record 151-152 percent recovery based on extrapolation of c recoveries in the viburnum trend and estimates of dr. Roger clifford (umr) record 151 columns 64-69 plant capacity based on 25 year mil record 151 columns 70-80 no reliable information available record 140 ore to be hoisted at or near mine and trucked to refurbised eagle-picher central mill.

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8 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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