| Deposit ID | 10220333 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0290990049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dresser Mine No. 10 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.58321, 38.01036 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 260 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Jefferson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 038 N | 004 E | 16 | NESENE | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| 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 |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.58321, 38.01036 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 3900M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 622HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| 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 |
| District name | Washington County Barite District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M-I Drilling Fluids Co.(Sub. Dresser Industries Inc.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 622HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0290990049 |
LEACH, DAVID L., 1973, A STUDY OF THE BARITE-LEAD-ZINC
DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND RELATED MINERAL DEPOSITS
IN THE OZARK REGION: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-
ROLLA, 189PP.
MARTIN, JAMES A., ET AL.,1980, GUIDEBOOK-TOUR OF FLOAT GLASS
PLANT AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI BARITE DISTRICT, 16TH ANNUAL
FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MISSOURI
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 22PP.
MUILENBERG, GARRETT A., 1948, BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION
IN MISSOURI, REPORT PRESENTED TO ST. LOUIS MEETING OF
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION OF AIME, 12PP.
SACKETT, E.L.H., 1958, BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MISSOURI, REPORT PRESENTED AT ST. LOUIS MEETING AIME,
15PP.
WHARTON, HEYWARD M., 1969, MISSOURI MINERALS-RESOURCES,
PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS, MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND
WATER RESOURCES, 8PP.
BROBST, D.A., 1975, BARIUM MINERALS, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
& ROCKS, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS, AIME, PP. 427-441.
WHARTON, HEYWARD M., 1972, BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR
TAILINGS PONDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT,
MISSOURI, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 53, MISSOURI
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES, 91PP.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-FEB-95 | Dominguez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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