Abstract
"The deposits of copper at present opened in shannon County belong to the Consolidated Land Company of Missouri. They are situated in the N.W. 1/4, N.E. 1/4, Sec. 36, Town. 29, Range 4, about one and a half miles south-westerly from Emminence, the county seat of Shannon County. The deposits were first opened and operated upon by Jos. Slater, who took out and shipped about 1500 tons of the ores to Swansea Wales for treatment. The ores consisted chiefly of Copper Glance, with small amounts of Azurite, Malachite and Cuprite"--page 2.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Degree Name
Professional Degree in Mining Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1876
Pagination
11 pages, 1 plate
Geographic Coverage
Shannon County, Missouri
Rights
© 1876 John D. Greason, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Copper mines and mining -- Missouri -- Shannon County
Thesis Number
T 31
Print OCLC #
5916033
Electronic OCLC #
263436013
Link to Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Greason, John D., "Copper ores and deposits of Shannon County, Missouri" (1876). Professional Degree Theses. 5.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/professional_theses/5
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Comments
Holograph [Handwritten and illustrated in entirety by author].
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