| Deposit ID | 10124229 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0292210045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stone Spring |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.64451, 38.05836 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 230 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tiff(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Festus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Saint Louis(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 | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 039 N | 003 E | 36 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.64451, 38.05836 |
|---|
| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 9M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 150HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Jig |
| District name | Washington County Barite District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Baroid Drilling Fluids, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | P. O. Box 1675, Houston, Tx 77215 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 80HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0292210045 |
BROBST, D. A. BARIUM MINERALS. INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND
MINERALS. PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 4TH. ED.
(SPONSORED BY THE SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF AIME),
1975, PP. 427-442.
MUILENBERG, G. A. BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION IN MISSOURI.
MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ROLLA, MISSOURI, 1957, 13 PP.
SACKETT, E. L. H. BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. REPORT PRESENTED AT ST. LOUIS
(MISSOURI) MEETING OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION OF
AIME, OCT. 1958, 15 PP.
WHARTON, H. M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR TAILING PONDS,
WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT, MISSOURI. MISSOURI
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTI-
GATIONS NO. 53, 1972, 91 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ACTUALLY, THE 1-METER AVERAGE THICKNESS WOULD NOT BE MINED AT THE STONE SPRING MINE. THE MINING CUT DEPTH WOULD AVERAGE 5 METERS (ROCK IN WHICH THE THIN ORE BODIES WOULD BE DILUTED). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-FEB-1995 | Amaro, R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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