Pickerel diggings, Ash Grove Camp, Greene County, Missouri, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pickerel diggings | Mine |
| Ash Grove Camp | Group of Mines |
| Greene County | County |
| Missouri | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 10' 52'' North , 93° 33' 35'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ozark Mountain Gem & Mineral Society | Springfield, Missouri | 23km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Pickerel Creek diggings
Ten miles nearly due southward from Ash Grove, the lead-bearing members of the Keokuk series constitute the surface rock, and were worked for lead ores. The diggings are chiefly in the northern part of section 33, township 29 N., 24 W., in the vicinity of Pickerel creek. The ores occur at the same horizon as at Ash Grove, and the conditions of the latter are very closely reproduced at Pickerel.
The diggings are near the summit of a hill, which attains an elevation of about 45 ft. above the ravine at its base, or 190 ft. above the Pickeral at the crossing of the new road from Springfield to the Chalybeate springs of Lawrence county. The mineral is struck at depths ranging from 1 to 26 ft. It occurs mixed with chert and limestone pebbles, in a dark red or yellowish clay, non plastic and ochreous, with patches of a non-plastic or 'tallow' clay. Limonite iron ore is found in patches and seams. Much of the ore thus far found has been 'dry-bone' "ash mineral."
From three prospects nearly 12 1/2 tons of mineral were taken. The ore is hauled to Ash Grove, a distance of 10 miles as stated, and is treated at the furnaces at that place.
The 'bed-rock' resembles closely that reached at Ash Grove, and does not differ from it very widely in composition.
The mine was opened in 1876, and perhaps 200 or more pits have been sunk, nearly all less than 15 ft. deep. Some 4000 tons of ore are reported to have been hauled from here to Ash Grove.
The diggings are near the summit of a hill, which attains an elevation of about 45 ft. above the ravine at its base, or 190 ft. above the Pickeral at the crossing of the new road from Springfield to the Chalybeate springs of Lawrence county. The mineral is struck at depths ranging from 1 to 26 ft. It occurs mixed with chert and limestone pebbles, in a dark red or yellowish clay, non plastic and ochreous, with patches of a non-plastic or 'tallow' clay. Limonite iron ore is found in patches and seams. Much of the ore thus far found has been 'dry-bone' "ash mineral."
From three prospects nearly 12 1/2 tons of mineral were taken. The ore is hauled to Ash Grove, a distance of 10 miles as stated, and is treated at the furnaces at that place.
The 'bed-rock' resembles closely that reached at Ash Grove, and does not differ from it very widely in composition.
The mine was opened in 1876, and perhaps 200 or more pits have been sunk, nearly all less than 15 ft. deep. Some 4000 tons of ore are reported to have been hauled from here to Ash Grove.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Mazatzal TerraneVolcanic Arc
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