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Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USAi
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Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Southeast Missouri Lead District, Missouri, USA
Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Viburnum Trend Mining District, Missouri, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 36' 21'' North , 91° 7' 21'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Viburnum | 662 (2017) | 12.2km |
| Bunker | 400 (2017) | 18.4km |
| Centerville | 188 (2017) | 23.9km |
| Caledonia | 130 (2017) | 35.4km |
| Salem | 4,992 (2017) | 36.7km |
A Pb-Zn-Ag-Cu-Co-Ni-Cd occurrence/mine located in the NW¼SE¼SE¼ sec. 26, T34N, R2W, 5th. PM, on land of mixed ownership. Discovered in 1960 and first produced in 1969. Formerly owned by Homestake Mining Company and operated by AMAX Lead Company. Owned by the Renco Group, New York, New York (100%) (1995). As of 1995 the mine was operated by the Doe Run Mining Company, Clayton, Missouri. Corporation. Mineral rights holdings include federal lease, fee ownership (minerals only). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a polymetallic deposit (Mineral occurrence model information: Model code: 224; USGS model code: 32a; BC deposit profile: E12; Deposit model name: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn; Mark3 model number: 42), hosted in the shaley Cambrian Bonneterre dolomite. The ore body is 18 meters thick, 140 meters wide and 7,000 meters long, and with a strike and dip of N00E, covering an area of 325 HA. The depth-to-top is 400 meters (minimum of 259 meters). Ore body No. 1 is tabular breccia fill. Ore body No. 2 is disseminated and ore body No. 3 is a replacement body. The primary mode of origin was hydrothermal activity. Primary ore control was lithology and the secondary control was fracturing. Ore breccias are narrow, continuous bodies extending N-S through the 5 mile long property. Individual breccia bodies are up to 300 feet feet wide and up to 85 feet thick, with a trough-shaped base, and outward-dipping, bounding fractures on the sides. Wallrock alteration is moderate (dolomitization, silicification, pyritization). The average thickness of unconsolidated material is 40 meters. Local rocks include the Gasconade Dolomite.
Local geologic structures include the St. Francois igneous high. Regional structures include the Ozark dome. A shale-silt bed overlies much of the Viburnum belt ores.
Workings include underground openings with an overall depth of 418 meters, length of 9,000 meters and a width of 600 meters and comprised of a 1,335 foot shaft at 18 feet in diameter. Ore extraction utilizes the open stope and room and pillar methods. 1975 mill capacity was 4,400 metric tons per day. The smelter capacity was 127,000 metric tons per year Pb metal.
Production was a total of 25,471,423 metric tons of ore during the period 1969 through 1986.
Reserves and resources: Type: In-situ (estimate year = 2008): Total endowment 12,700,000 metric tons of ore @ 8.2 weight percent Pb and 2.2 weight percent Zn. Remarks: Leach, D.L. (USGS) significant PbZn list, based on Rogers and Davis, 1977.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
22 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anilite Formula: Cu7S4 |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
| ⓘ Bieberite Formula: CoSO4 · 7H2O Description: Id based on dealers label. Not confirmed References: |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Polydymite Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ✪ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ✪ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Vaesite Formula: NiS2 |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anilite | 2.BA.10 | Cu7S4 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Polydymite | 2.DA.05 | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| ⓘ | Vaesite | 2.EB.05a | NiS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Bieberite | 7.CB.35 | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anilite | Cu7S4 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Polydymite | Ni2+Ni23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Vaesite | NiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Bieberite | CoSO4 · 7H2O |
| Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Co | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
| Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Polydymite | Ni2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Ni | ⓘ Vaesite | NiS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Anilite | Cu7S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Wurtzite | (Zn,Fe)S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10244067 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Shawnee DomainDomain
USA
- Missouri
- Southeast Missouri Lead DistrictMining District
- Viburnum Trend Mining DistrictMining Sub-district
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Buick Mine, Bixby, Iron County, Missouri, USA