Unknown - Iron near Steelville, MO

Iron prospect · Crawford County, Missouri

ProspectIronSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · IRONBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for iron. 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
Coordinates37.85396, -91.40734

Commodities

PrimaryIron

Mine Details

StatusProspect
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10208133
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO0.0 miClayPast Producer
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO0.3 miClayPast Producer
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO0.4 miClayPast Producer
Ravold Mine0.7 miIronPast Producer
Taff Clay Pit0.8 miClayPast Producer
Unknown - Clay near Steelville, MO0.9 miClayPast Producer
Vaughn Bank0.9 miIronOccurrence
James Mine0.9 miIronPast Producer
Bonito Mine1.0 miIronPast Producer
James Mine1.0 miIronPast Producer
Pease Mine1.0 miIronPast Producer
Snyder Pit1.1 miClayPast Producer

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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