| Deposit ID | 10293820 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0292210040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | West Blackwell Property |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -90.64401, 38.04446 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 226 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Missouri(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tiff(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Missouri | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Principal | 038 N | 003 E | 01 | SESESE | Missouri |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chert | Unknown |
| Clay | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Eminence Dolomite, Potosi Dolomite |
|---|
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 700M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 75M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 3.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 207HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1977 |
| Year of first production | 1979 |
| District name | Washington County Barite District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dresser Minerals |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 207HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0292210040 |
MUILENBURG, GARRETT A., BARITE MINING IN-MISSOURI IN KANSAS
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GUIDEBOOK, 17TH FIELD CONFERENCE, 1954
SACKETT, E.L.H., BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI,
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER PRESENTED AT
AIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1958
WAGNER, RICHARD J., STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLS
AND GENSIS OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,
MISSOURI
WHARTON, HEYWARD M, ET AL, 'BARITE'IN MISSOURI MINERALS-
RESERVES. PRODUCTION, AND FORCASTS, MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY, SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS NUMBER 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPLETION OF PLANT AND PRODUCTION STARTUP SCHEDULED FOR LATE 1979. ORE BODIES USUALLLY OCCUR AS RUNS, ROUGHLY RECTANGULAR AND MUCH LONGER THAN WIDE AND WIDER THAN DEEP |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Hite, Alan G. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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