Dresser Mine No. 10

Producer in Jefferson 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10220333
MAS/MILS ID 0290990049
Record type Site
Current site name Dresser Mine No. 10

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.58321, 38.01036 (WGS84)
Elevation 260
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vineland(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 038 N 004 E 16 NESENE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcedony Unknown
Chert Unknown
Clay Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Iron Oxides-Hydrated Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.58321, 38.01036

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 3900M
    Width 1600M
    Depth to top 2.3M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .3
    Date of Last Modification 830105
  • Area 622HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 622
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE COMPOSITION PERCENTS ARE EST. BY EVALUATOR BASED ON FIELD DATA AND ON REFERENCE BY HAGNI.
  • ORE BODY IS RESIDUAL CONCENTRATION OF BARITE DERIVED BY WEATHERING OF THE EMINENCE AND POTOSI (BOTH CAMBRIAN) FORMATIONS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1972
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1974
Milling method Jig

Mining district

District name Washington County Barite District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M-I Drilling Fluids Co.(Sub. Dresser Industries Inc.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • ORE COMPOSITION PERCENTS ARE EST. BY EVALUATOR BASED ON FIELD DATA AND ON REFERENCE BY HAGNI. M-1 DRILLING FLUIDS ADDRESS: P O BOX 42842, HOUSTON, TX 77027 PHONE NO: 713-972-1310

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 622HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Swell Factor .63
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3.5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Capacity 1728
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.36
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 220
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEACH, DAVID L., 1973, A STUDY OF THE BARITE-LEAD-ZINC

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND RELATED MINERAL DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    IN THE OZARK REGION: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-

  • Deposit

    ROLLA, 189PP.

  • Deposit

    MARTIN, JAMES A., ET AL.,1980, GUIDEBOOK-TOUR OF FLOAT GLASS

  • Deposit

    PLANT AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BARITE DISTRICT, 16TH ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MISSOURI

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 22PP.

  • Deposit

    MUILENBERG, GARRETT A., 1948, BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    IN MISSOURI, REPORT PRESENTED TO ST. LOUIS MEETING OF

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION OF AIME, 12PP.

  • Deposit

    SACKETT, E.L.H., 1958, BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI, REPORT PRESENTED AT ST. LOUIS MEETING AIME,

  • Deposit

    15PP.

  • Deposit

    WHARTON, HEYWARD M., 1969, MISSOURI MINERALS-RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS, MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND

  • Deposit

    WATER RESOURCES, 8PP.

  • Deposit

    BROBST, D.A., 1975, BARIUM MINERALS, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

  • Deposit

    & ROCKS, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, AIME, PP. 427-441.

  • Deposit

    WHARTON, HEYWARD M., 1972, BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR

  • Deposit

    TAILINGS PONDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT,

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 53, MISSOURI

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES, 91PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit R THIS EVALUATION OBTAINED FROM: (1) COLLECTION, AND EVALUATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES INFORMATION ON BARITE, LEAD, AND ZINC, IN MISSOURI FOR THE BUREAU OF MINES AUTOMATED MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, 32 PP, AND (2) PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS ON SEPT 21 & NOV 2, 1982. 1987 UPDATE BY F. AMARO THE MINE AND THE WASHING PLANT HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN SINCE 1983. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS CHANGED ITS NAME AS FOLLOWS: MI DRILLING FLUIDS CO. THIS COMPANY IS NOW A SUBSIDIARY OF DRESSER-HALLIBURTON CO. THE SUBSIDIARY OPERATES OUT OF HOUSTON, TX AND THE PARENT COMPANY OUT OF DALLAS, TX.
Deposit DISTRICT IS THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-FEB-95 Dominguez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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