Joe Smith Mine

Past 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245014
MAS/MILS ID 0292210222
Record type Site
Current site name Joe Smith Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.82572, 38.16286 (WGS84)
Elevation 329
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Richwoods(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Festus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Meramec(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 040 N 002 E 32 N2N2 Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.82572, 38.16286

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Milchem Inc
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service - Mark Twain National Forest
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE 1948-1965

  • Deposit

    PLANT DISMANTLED

  • Deposit

    EXTENDS INTO SECS 8,16,18,19,20,21 T37N R1E

  • Deposit

    MGS MSC 20778 WILLIAMS 1975

  • Deposit

    MGS MSC 20779 WHARTON 1970

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO BMH-3MM-105 8-26-71 1:20000 - 59 AC

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO BMH-2MM-305 8-24-71 1:20000 - 386 AC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Missouri Department Of Natural Resources - Searcy U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.