Kingston Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10220773
MAS/MILS ID 0292210009
Record type Site
Current site name Kingston Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.75202, 38.11946 (WGS84)
Elevation 225
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.75202, 38.11946

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.3M
    Length 5150M
    Width 4830M
    Depth to top 0.5M
    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. .5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830310
  • Area 2482HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2482
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Washington County Barite District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO RESERVE FIGURES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED
  • IN PLACE RESERVES ORE GRADES ARE FOR TOTAL BARITE, INCLUDING FINE BARITE LOST IN THE TAILINGS. 1992 RESERVES GIVEN INWELT BERGBAU DATEN - BARYTES BY WEBER, L. & PLESCHIUTSCHNIG, I. IN REIHE SERIES B, BAND VOL. 2, VIENNA AUSTRIA 1992, PP.161-168. RESERVES IN TAILINGS POND

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2482HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Swell Factor .63
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Avg. Overburden Thickness .5
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, SILT
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 4
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 3481
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 1.17
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 264
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • WASH. CO. BAR. = WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT WORKING SEASON: MINE AND MILL ARE CLOSED 2 MONTHS DURING THE WINTER

Comments on other economic factors

  • COSTS WERE ESTIMATED USING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM DESOTO MINING COMPANY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER PRESENTED AT

  • Deposit

    AIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1958.

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, RICHARD J., STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLS

  • Deposit

    AND GENESIS OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI. PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF MICH., 1973, 259 PP.

  • Deposit

    WHARTON, HEYWARD M., ET AL, MISSOURI MINERALS-RESOURCES,

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND

  • Deposit

    WATER RESOURCES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, 1969, PP.1-8.

  • Deposit

    WHARTON, HEYWARD M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR TAILINGS

  • Deposit

    PONDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPORT OF

  • Deposit

    INVESTIGATIONS NO. 53, 1972, 91 PP.

  • Deposit

    MUILENBURG, GARRETT A. BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION IN

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ROLLA, MISSOURI,

  • Deposit

    1957, 13 PP.

  • Deposit

    BROBST, DANIEL A. BARIUM MINERALS, IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND

  • Deposit

    MINERALS, PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 4TH ED.,

  • Deposit

    1975, 1305 PP.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND RELATED MINERALS IN THE OZARK

  • Deposit

    REGION. PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA,

  • Deposit

    MISSOURI, 1973, 13 PP.

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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