| Deposit ID | 10072179 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016737 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bonne Terre |
| Alternate or previous names | Lagrave Mines, Desloge Mine Pratt Mines, Pen |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.54844, 37.922 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 244 |
| Relative position | 50 MILE SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
St. Francois(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bonne Terre(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Meramec(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Kaskaskia-Meramec(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | St. Francois |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 037N | 004E | 12,14 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Secondary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Result | 1 TO 2 OZ. AG PER TON GALENA |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bonneterre | ||||
| Rock description | Bonneterre | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -90.54844, 37.922 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ozark Dome, St. Francois Mountains, Simms Mountain Fault, Big River Fault, Farmington Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Strata Are Horizontal, But Locally Dips Of 10 Degree Are Present |
| General form | STRINGS, SHEETS |
|---|---|
| Length | 1143M |
| Width | 914M |
| Depth to bottom | 76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Valle |
| Year of first production | 1821 |
| District name | Southeast District, Old Lead Belt |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Joseph Lead Co. |
| First year | 1866 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 61M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W016737 |
WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS, MO. GEOL. SURV., V. 7 , P. 660 - 667
KIILSGAARD, T.H., HAYES, W.C., HEYL, A.V., 1967 , METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES, IN: MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF MISSOURI, V. 43 , 2ND SER., P. 41 - 97 .
TARR, W.A., 1936 , ORIGIN OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LEAD DEPOSITS, ECON. GEOL., V. 31 , P. 712 - 754 , 832 - 966 .
5) SNYDER, FRANK G. AND GERDEMANN, PAUL E., 1968 , GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LEAD DISTRICT IN: RIDGE, J.D., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933 - 1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME): NEW YORK, AM. INST. MINING, METALL. PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V. 1 , P. 326 - 358 .
WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS, MO. GEOL. SURV. V. 7 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ST. JOSEPH LEAD CO. MINED AT BONNE TERRE FROM 1864 - 1961 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1976 | Weeks, Robert | U.S. Geological Survey |
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