Tailings Pond -Barite - Amex Plant

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. 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 10269673
MAS/MILS ID 0292210260
Record type Site
Current site name Tailings Pond -Barite - Amex Plant
Alternate or previous names Imco-Apex, Cordia Mining Co 1940's

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -90.68651, 37.94646 (WGS84)
Elevation 268
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

Mineral Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Farmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rolla(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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
5th Principal 037 N 003 E 10 NE Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -90.68651, 37.94646

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Imco Services, Div Of Halliburton Co
    ID 2301730
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ACTIVE 1950-1964 REOPENED 1979

  • Deposit

    ASCS PHOTO BMH-3MM-263 8-26-71 1:20000 - 66 AC

  • Deposit

    DAM INV PHOTO FLT 14 4-187 6-14-78 1:72000 - 66 AC

  • Deposit

    MGS MSC 20779 WHARTON 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-83 Missouri Department Of Natural Resources - Searcy 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 05/29/1985
MSHA mine ID2301730
Mine name (MSHA)Imco-Apex Washing Plant
Current operatorImco Services
Current controller (parent)Halliburton Company
Mine typeFacility (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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External references