Missouri · Washington County
Producer

Kingston Mine

Washington County, Missouri, United States
Barium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBarite, Calcite, Chalcedony, Chert, Dolomite, Galena, Iron, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10220773
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.11946, -90.75202
References
SACKETT, E.L.H., BARITE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI,HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT, UNPUBLISHED PAPER PRESENTED ATAIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1958.WAGNER, RICHARD J., STRATIGRAPHIC AND STRUCTURAL CONTROLSAND GENESIS OF BARITE DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY,MISSOURI. PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF MICH., 1973, 259 PP.WHARTON, HEYWARD M., ET AL, MISSOURI MINERALS-RESOURCES,PRODUCTION, AND FORECASTS. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ANDWATER RESOURCES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, 1969, PP.1-8.WHARTON, HEYWARD M. BARITE ORE POTENTIAL OF FOUR TAILINGSPONDS, WASHINGTON COUNTY BARITE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND WATER RESOURCES REPORT OFINVESTIGATIONS NO. 53, 1972, 91 PP.MUILENBURG, GARRETT A. BARITE MINING AND PRODUCTION INMISSOURI. MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ROLLA, MISSOURI,1957, 13 PP.BROBST, DANIEL A. BARIUM MINERALS, IN INDUSTRIAL ROCKS ANDMINERALS, PORT CITY PRESS, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 4TH ED.,1975, 1305 PP.LEACH, DAVID L. A STUDY OF THE BARITE-LEAD-ZINC DEPOSITSOF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND RELATED MINERALS IN THE OZARKREGION. PH.D. THESIS, UNIV. OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA,MISSOURI, 1973, 13 PP.