Missouri · Washington County
Past Producer

Indian Creek Division

Washington County, Missouri, United States
LeadCopperSilverZincNickelCobaltCadmium
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Nickel, Cobalt, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model{224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn}
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Chalcopyrite, Bravoite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Dickite, Dolomite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Sandstone · Bonneterre Fm.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1954
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10124157
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates38.04434, -90.91101
References
{Deposit:: BAIN, C. KREMER, ST. JOSEPH LEAD'S INDIAN CREEK DEVELOPMENT: MINING ENGINEERING, SEPT 1953, PP. 899-904}{Deposit:: CHRISTIANSEN, CARL R., ET. AL, MINING AND MILLING METHODS AND COSTS AT THE INDIAN CRK MINE ST JOSEPH LEAD CO., WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO.: USBM I.C. 7875, 1959, 47 PP.}{Deposit:: ST JOSEPH MINERALS: GROWING THROUGH DIVERSIFICATION: ENGR & MIN. JOURNAL, NOV., 1976, PP. 86.}{Deposit:: Hagni, R.D., 1995, The Southeast Missouri lead district: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, v. 22, p. 44?78.}{Deposit:: Kyle, J.R., and Gutierrez, 1988, Origin of the Indian Creek sandstone-hosted lead deposits, Southeast Missouri, U.S.A., in Zachrisson, E., ed., Proceedings of the Seventh Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium: E.Schweizerbart?sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, p. 669?684.}