Snook Pit

Past Producer in Audrain county in Missouri, United States with commodity Clay
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267618
MAS/MILS ID 0290070039
Record type Site
Current site name Snook Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -91.79235, 39.22504 (WGS84)
Elevation 235
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Audrain(county)

Missouri(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mexico East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mexico(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Quincy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Salt(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Missouri Audrain

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 051 N 008 W 03 SW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) Cherokee Group - Cabaniss Subgroup, Krebs Subgroup

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kaiser Refractories
    ID 2301046

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    7 ACRES PERMITTED, 4 ACRES UNPERMITTED

  • Deposit

    MO. LAND RECLAIMATION PERMIT

  • Deposit

    USGS MEXICO QUAD

  • Deposit

    ASCS AIR PHOTO #219 8-4-68 - 1:20,000 - 11 AC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Missouri Department Of Natural Resources --Mccrte U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/08/1982
MSHA mine ID2301046
Mine name (MSHA)Snook
Current operatorKaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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