Dresser No 4 Mine

Producer in Washington county in Missouri, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  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 10147760
MRDS ID 2210002
MAS/MILS ID 0292210002
Record type Site
Current site name Dresser No 4 Mine
Alternate or previous names Dresser No. 4

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -90.67761, 38.02446 (WGS84)
Elevation 250
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 038 N 003 E 11 SWSWSW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcedony Unknown
Chert Unknown
Clay Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Iron Oxides-Hydrated Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -90.67761, 38.02446

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.3M
    Length 5400M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 2.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .3
    Date of Last Modification 830222
  • Area 725HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 725
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE COMPOSITION PERCENTS ARE ESTIMATES BY EVALUATOR BASED ON FIELD DATA AND ON REFERENCE BY HAGNI.
  • ORE BODY IS RESIDUAL CONCENTRATION OF BARITE DERIVED BY WEATHERING OF THE EMINENCE AND POTOSI (BOTH CAMBRIAN) FORMATIONS. REGOLITH CONSISTS MAINLY OF CLAYEY SOIL, FINE TO COARSE GRAINED BARITE AND REMNANT BOULDERS AND COBBLES OF BEDROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1955
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1956
Milling method Jig

Mining district

District name Washington County Barite District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mi Drilling Fluids Co.(Sub. Of Dresser Industries)
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • M-1 DRILLING FLUIDS CO. P O BOX 42842, HOUSTON, TX 77027 PHONE NO: 713-972-1310

Comments on the production information

  • OLD HAND MINED AREAS ARE USED AS ORE GUIDES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 725HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .63
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 1100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.75
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 220
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROBST, D.A. BARIUM MINERALS IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND

  • Deposit

    MINERALS. PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 4TH ED.,

  • Deposit

    1975, 1305 PP.

  • Deposit

    MUILENBERG, G.A. BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION IN MISSOURI.

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ROLLA, MISSOURI, 1957, 15PP.

  • Deposit

    SACKETT, E.L.H. BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI.

  • Deposit

    REPORT PRESENTED AT ST. LOUIS MEETING OF THE INDUSTRIAL

  • Deposit

    MINERALS DIVISION OF AIME, 1958, 15 PP.

  • Deposit

    WHARTON, H.M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR TAILINGS PONDS,

  • Deposit

    WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT, MISSOURI. MISSOURI

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPORT OF INVESTI-

  • Deposit

    GATIONS NO. 53, 1972, 91 PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISTRICT IS THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT.
Deposit INFO FOR THIS EVALUATION OBTAINED FROM: (1) COLLECTION, AND EVALUATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES INFORMATION ON BARITE, LEAD, AND ZINC, IN MISSOURI FOR THE BUREAU OF MINES AUTOMATED MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, 32PP, AND (2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS ON SEPT. 21 & NOV 2, 1982. 1987 UPDATE BY F. AMARO THE MINE AND THE WASHING PLANT HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN SINCE 1983. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS CHANGED ITS NAME AS FOLLOWS: MI DRILLING FLUIDS CO. THIS COMPANY IS NOW A SUBSIDIARY OF DRESSER-HALLIBURTON CO. THE SUBSIDIARY OPERATES OUT OF HOUSTON, TX AND THE PARENT COMPANY OUT OF DALLAS, TX. ORE BODIES USUALLY OCCUR AS RUNS, ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR AND MUCH LONGER THAN WIDE AND WIDER THAN DEEP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-FEB-95 Dominguez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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