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Doe Run

Producer in St. Francois county in Missouri, United States with commodity Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072181
MRDS ID W016739
Record type Site
Current site name Doe Run

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -90.49317, 37.74506 (WGS84)
Elevation 274

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

St. Francois(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wachita Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper St. Francis(hydrologic unit)

St. Francis(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Mississippi-St. Francis(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri St. Francois

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 035N 005E 16,17 Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ROAST ANALYSES FROM FLAT RIVER MINES TREATED AT DOE RUN: 70 % PB, 15 % SILICA, 4 % SULPHUR, 6 % IRON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name St. Joseph Limestone;Lamotte Sandstone
    Rock description St. Joseph Limestone;Lamotte Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -90.49317, 37.74506
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description The Most Prevalent Direction Of Crevices And Joint-Planes Which Are Frequently Seen In The Mine Is Wsw, But Others Are Found Running Nearly N-S.

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS AND CREVICES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Joint Planes And Crevices

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOLOMITE RESTS DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE GRANITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1885

Mining district

District name Southeast Missouri, Old Lead Belt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 27.43M
    Overall length 289.56M
    Overall width 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 110 AND 47 FEET SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS OF UPPER LEVEL AND LOWER LEVELS COMBINED: 1000 FT X 825 FT. GALENA ORE IS PRINCIPALLY BETWEEN DEPTHS OF 50 AND 90 FT.
Deposit NICKEL IS CONTAINED IN THE PYRITE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1976 Weeks, Robert U.S. Geological Survey

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