| 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 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.67761, 38.02446 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 250 |
| 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 | 038 N | 003 E | 11 | SWSWSW | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| 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 |
| Plant (1) | -90.67761, 38.02446 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 725HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| 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 |
| District name | Washington County Barite District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mi Drilling Fluids Co.(Sub. Of Dresser Industries) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 725HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0292210002 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | 2210002 | MAS references MRDS |
BROBST, D.A. BARIUM MINERALS IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND
MINERALS. PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 4TH ED.,
1975, 1305 PP.
MUILENBERG, G.A. BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION IN MISSOURI.
MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ROLLA, MISSOURI, 1957, 15PP.
SACKETT, E.L.H. BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI.
REPORT PRESENTED AT ST. LOUIS MEETING OF THE INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS DIVISION OF AIME, 1958, 15 PP.
WHARTON, H.M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR TAILINGS 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 | 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-FEB-95 | Dominguez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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