Simmons Mountain Mine, Spring Creek Township, Dent County, Missouri, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Simmons Mountain Mine | Mine |
| Spring Creek Township | Township |
| Dent County | County |
| Missouri | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 37' 58'' North , 91° 33' 2'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salem | 4,992 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Edgar Springs | 203 (2017) | 28.9km |
| Licking | 3,115 (2017) | 30.8km |
| Bunker | 400 (2017) | 35.9km |
| Viburnum | 662 (2017) | 37.7km |
Simmons Mountain, located half a mile southwest of Salem, is an isolated hill rising 90 feet above the level of the surrounding plateau. The mine workings consist of a pit 500 feet long by 400 feet wide. It was worked to a depth of 200 feet.
The deposit occurred in the form of an inverted elliptical cone, enclosed by steeply dipping beds of quartzitic sandstone which contains much fragmc'ntal chert. The extent of the sink structure at this place is well defined on the north and west by dipping sandstone.
The ore consisted of red and specular hematites. The analysis of an average sample ran 68.69% iron, 1.41% silica, and 0.016% phosphorous.
This mine was opened in the early 7o's and worked continuously until 1892, producing about 250,000 tons of ore. The deposit is practically exhausted.
The deposit occurred in the form of an inverted elliptical cone, enclosed by steeply dipping beds of quartzitic sandstone which contains much fragmc'ntal chert. The extent of the sink structure at this place is well defined on the north and west by dipping sandstone.
The ore consisted of red and specular hematites. The analysis of an average sample ran 68.69% iron, 1.41% silica, and 0.016% phosphorous.
This mine was opened in the early 7o's and worked continuously until 1892, producing about 250,000 tons of ore. The deposit is practically exhausted.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Shawnee DomainDomain
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