Dresser Minerals Plant No. 11

Producer in Jefferson county in Missouri, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10123190
MAS/MILS ID 0290990028
Record type Site
Current site name Dresser Minerals Plant No. 11

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -90.66761, 38.11116 (WGS84)
Elevation 203
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(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 Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 039 N 003 E 14 Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -90.66761, 38.11116

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dresser Minerals, Div. Of Dresser Ind.
    ID 2301625
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1978

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAY-79 Miller U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/14/1982
MSHA mine ID2301625
Mine name (MSHA)Potosi Washer #11
Current operatorMagcobar Minerals Division
Current controller (parent)Dresser Industries Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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