| Deposit ID | 10220773 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0292210009 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kingston Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.75202, 38.11946 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 225 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Old Mines(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 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcedony | Unknown |
| Chert | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Iron | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.75202, 38.11946 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 5150M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 4830M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2482HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Milling method | Jig |
| District name | Washington County Barite District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pfizer, Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Desoto Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Missouri |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 2482HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0292210009 |
SACKETT, E.L.H., BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI,
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER PRESENTED AT
AIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1958.
WAGNER, RICHARD J., STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLS
AND GENESIS OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MISSOURI. PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF MICH., 1973, 259 PP.
WHARTON, HEYWARD M., ET AL, MISSOURI MINERALS-RESOURCES,
PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND
WATER RESOURCES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, 1969, PP.1-8.
WHARTON, HEYWARD M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR TAILINGS
PONDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.
MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPORT OF
INVESTIGATIONS NO. 53, 1972, 91 PP.
MUILENBURG, GARRETT A. BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION IN
MISSOURI. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ROLLA, MISSOURI,
1957, 13 PP.
BROBST, DANIEL A. BARIUM MINERALS, IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND
MINERALS, PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 4TH ED.,
1975, 1305 PP.
LEACH, DAVID L. A STUDY OF THE BARITE-LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITS
OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND RELATED MINERALS IN THE OZARK
REGION. PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA,
MISSOURI, 1973, 13 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | YEAR OF DISCOVERY IS ESTIMATED |
| Deposit | DESOTO COMPANY DATA. 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, FINAL REPORT, GRANT AGREEMENT GO 26- 4016. 1987 UPDATE: THE OPERATION CONTINUES TO BE SHUT DOWN. IT IS HELD BY DESOTO MINING CO UNDER A LEASE FROM PFIZER, INC. ONE HALF OF THE WASHER CAPACITY (ONE OF THE TWIN WASHER) WAS DISMANTLED IN 1987. THE PLANT CAN OPERATE AT 50 STONS PER SHIFT, PRODUCT. THESE COMMENTS COME FROM DESOTO MINING CO., 1987. ORE BODIES USUALLY OCCUR AS RUNS ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR ORE BODY DIMENSIONS ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE ENTIRE KINGSTON PROPERTY SINCE THE WHOLE PROPERTY IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE ORE BODY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-FEB-95 | Frandsen | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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