Unimin Plant

Producer in Jefferson county in Missouri, United States with commodity Silica
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 10292879
MAS/MILS ID 0290990046
Record type Site
Current site name Unimin Plant
Alternate or previous names Unisil Corp

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.3707, 38.21396 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
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

Selma(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 040 N 006 E 08 E2E2E2 Missouri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.3707, 38.21396

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Unimin Corp
    ID 2300786
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MGS PRODUCERS DIRECTORY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-MAR-95 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 01/21/1983
MSHA mine ID2300786
Mine name (MSHA)Unimin Mine & Mill
Current operatorUnimin Corp
Current controller (parent)Covia Holdings LLC
Mine typeUnderground (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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