Mineral resource potential map of the Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Study area, Madison County, Missouri
Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
1339-B
By: Walden P. Pratt, Ralph L. Erickson, and Clarence Ellis
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Abstract
Although the Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Study Area is within the general boundary of the Southeast Missouri mining district, it has no record of mineral production and there is no mining or prospecting activity at present. Exploratory drill holes on private land along the west side of the area encountered no economic mineralization.
Neither the Precambrlan volcanic rocks nor the Cambrlan sedimentary rocks contain any detectable evidence of economic mineralization. The area has no potential for coal resources, an unfavorable potential for oil and gas, and no known potential for geothermal energy. The volcanic rocks might be suitable for use as crushed stone, but similar rocks occur abundantly in more favorable locations elsewhere.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mineral resource potential map of the Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Study area, Madison County, Missouri |
| Series title | Miscellaneous Field Studies Map |
| Series number | 1339 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/mf1339B |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 5 p.; Plate: 29.41 x 21.15 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Madison County |
| Other Geospatial | Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Study Area |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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