Mine detail: Cornwall Copper Mine

Previously called 'Chicago'

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Location: Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.90228, -90.14871
dep_id: 10010088
mrds_id: D003570
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Tenorite
gangue: Calcite, Limonite
alteration: Sericite, Replacement Of Silica
Reporter: Sherwood, Liz
hrock_unit: Jefferson City
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Ste Genevieve Fault Zone; Farmington Anticline
Year first produced: 1876
disc_yr: 1863
References:
  • Deposit:: HEYL, A.V., BROCK, M.R., JOLLY, J.L., AND WELLS C.E., 1965 , REGIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINERAL DISTRICTS, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1202-B, P. B1-B20.
  • Deposit:: BAIN, H.F., AND ULRICH, E.O., 1905 , THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF MISSOURI: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 267 , PP. 36 - 39 .
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