Unknown - Copper near Steelville, MO

Copper prospect · Crawford County, Missouri

ProspectCopperSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · COPPERBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for copper. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateMissouri
CountyCrawford
Coordinates37.87256, -91.41074

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10147375
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO1.0 miClayPast Producer
Unknown - Iron near Steelville, MO1.3 miIronProspect
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO1.3 miClayPast Producer
Buffum Mine1.4 miIronPast Producer
Buffum Mine1.5 miIronPast Producer
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO1.5 miClayPast Producer
James Mine1.5 miIronPast Producer
Pease Mine1.5 miIronPast Producer
James Mine1.5 miIronPast Producer
Bonito Mine1.5 miIronPast Producer
Unknown - Barite near Steelville, MO1.6 miBarium-BaritePast Producer
Vaughn Bank2.0 miIronOccurrence

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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