Mammoth Mine

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Missouri, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Clay, Lead, Zinc
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10171869
MAS/MILS ID 0290990086
Record type Site
Current site name Mammoth Mine
Alternate or previous names Mammoth Diggings

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.65511, 38.13316 (WGS84)
Elevation 226

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fletcher(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 12 NWNW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Clay Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.65511, 38.13316

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMINENCE FM

  • Deposit

    OPENED 1843

  • Deposit

    CLOSED 1852

  • Deposit

    SHAFTS ARE 80 FT DEEP

  • Deposit

    MGS REPT FOR 1855-1871 PG 310 BROADHEAD 1873

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL 11 PG 191 WHEELER 1896

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL 7 PG 690 WINSLOW 1894

  • Deposit

    MGS VOL 30 PG 237 GRAWE 1945

  • Deposit

    MGS NB 13 PG 5-7 WHEELER 1894

  • Deposit

    MGS 1ST-2ND ANNUAL REPTS PG 31 SWALLOW 1855

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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