Rocky Digs Mines

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Missouri, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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 10269007
MAS/MILS ID 0290990106
Record type Site
Current site name Rocky Digs Mines

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.49291, 38.03286 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
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

Halifax(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Festus(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Saint Louis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cahokia-Joachim(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 005 E 04 SWNWSW Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.49291, 38.03286

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Valle Mining Co

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EXTENDS INTO S2-NE-SE SEC 5 T38N R5E

  • Deposit

    MGS NEG CO MAP 50 CARD 3

  • Deposit

    MGS MAP 322-1-D 1947

  • Deposit

    MGS REPT FOR 1855-1871 PG 311 BROADHEAD 1873

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO TR-1GG-185 9-24-66 1:20000

  • Deposit

    USGS PHOTO GS-VALH 2-27 4-7-62 1:24000 - 1 1/4 AC

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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