Missouri · Washington County
Producer

Plant B

Washington County, Missouri, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Chert, Clay, Dolomite, Galena, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10220478
Alternate namesMissouri Mining Plant B
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.18336, -90.80012
References
MUILENBURG, GARRETT A., BARITE MINING IN MISSOURI IN KANSASGEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GUIDEBOOK,. 17TH FIELD CONFERENCE, 1954SACKETT, E.L.H., BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI,HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER PRESENTED ATAIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1958WAGNER, RICHARD J., STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLSAND GENESIS OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTYWHARTON, HEYWARD M, ET AL, 'BARITE' IN MISSOURI MINERALS-RESERVES, PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS, MISSOURI GEOLOGICALSURVEY, SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS NUMBER.