Mine detail: Foster Mine

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Location: Madison County, Missouri, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.54896, -90.27288
dep_id: 10010172
mrds_id: D003734
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Limonite
gangue: Chert, Clay
orebody_fm: BOULDERS
Reporter: Sherwood, Liz
hrock_unit: Bonneterre
hrock_type: Clay, Mud,Chert
Year first produced: 1873
References:
  • Deposit:: CRANE, G. W., 1912 , THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 2ND SER., V. 10 , P. 267 - 268 .
  • Deposit:: NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 247 .
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