| Deposit ID | 60001715 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W016740 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Potosi |
| Alternate or previous names | Mine A Burton, Old Diggings, Mcarthur Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.78342, 37.95006 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Potosi(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rolla(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| (1) | -90.78342, 37.95006 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | JOINTS AND FAULTS AND GENTLE FLEXURES. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | GENTLY WARPED CRATONIC REGION OF LARGE GENTLE DOME (OZARK DOME). ST. GENEVIEVE FAULT ZONE NEARBY IS A HIGH-ANGLE THRUST FAULT WITH ASSOCIATED NORMAL FAULTS, EXTENDS SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1763 |
HEYL, A. V., BROCK, M. R., JOLLY, J. L., AND WELLS, C. E., 1965 , REGIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY MINERAL DISTRICTS, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1202 - B, P. B1 - B20 .
WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 7, P. 678.
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