| Deposit ID | 10269636 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0292210010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Mines Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.74041, 38.00336 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 280 |
| 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 | 19 | W2 | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.74041, 38.00336 |
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| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 30HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1866 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| Milling method | Jig |
| District name | Washington County Barite District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | General Barite Co., 119 W Clement St, Desoto, Mo. 63020 |
| ID | 2300550 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Missouri |
| Year | 1992 |
| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Barite Ore (Chemical Grade) 173700 Mtons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Barite Ore (Chemical Grade) 10800 Mtons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Barite Ore (Chemical Grade) 112400 Mtons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Barite Ore (Chemical Grade) 128900 Mtons | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Barite Ore (Chemical Grade) 139200 Mtons | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 600HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0292210010 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 2300550 |
WHARTON, H. M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF 4 TAILINGS PONDS,
WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT, MISSOURI. MISSOURI
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPT. INV. NO. 53,
1972, 99PP.
WHARTON, H. M. BARITE (CHAPTER 1), IN MISSOURI MINERALS -
RESOURCES, PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES, SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 1,
1969, PP 1-8.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENGTH AND WIDTH OF OREBODY BASED ON TOTAL LENGTH AND WIDTH OF MINERALIZED ZONE ON PROPERTY, AND NOT INDIVIDUAL MINEABLE ORE ZONES. ORE BODIES USUALLY OCCUR AS RUNS, ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR ON OLD MINES PROPERTY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-FEB-95 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/25/1990 |
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| MSHA mine ID | 2300550 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | General Barite Company Old Mines Plant |
| Current operator | General Barite Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Faulkner Charles M |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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