Missouri · Iron County
Producer

Buick Mine

Iron County, Missouri, United States
ZincLeadCobaltSilverCopperNickelCadmium
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCobalt, Silver, Copper
TertiaryNickel, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formtabular
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Pyrite, Marcasite, Chalcopyrite, Siegenite, Polydymite, Bravoite, Vaesite, Bornite, Arsenopyrite, Linnaeite, Millerite
GangueDolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Kaolinite, Dickite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · BONNETERRE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1969
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10244067
MRDS IDW019047
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates37.60586, -91.12263
References
HOMESTAKE 1985 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 15. NOTE: DECREASE IN RESERVE TONNAGE AND INCREASE IN GRADE COMPARED TO JAN 1, 1986 RESERVES DUE TO A HIGHER CUT-OFF GRADE BECAUSE OF CONTINUING LOW LEAD PRICES.AMAX, INC. ANNUAL REPORT-1965. 1966, P. 2.----. ANNUAL REPORT-1968. 1969, PP. 6, 13, 16.----. FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT-1978. 1979, P. 1.BEALL, J. V. WHAT'S BEHIND THE MINING BOOM IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. MIN. ENG., JULY 1963, PP. 71-76.CLIFFORD, R. K., AND L. W. HIGLEY. COBALT AND NICKEL RECOVERY FROM MISSOURI LEAD BELT CHALCOPYRITE CONCENTRATES. BUMINES RI 8321, 1978, 14 PP.CORNWALL, H. R. NICKEL. CH. IN UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, ED. BY D.A. BROBST AND W. P. PRATT. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, 1973. P. 440.HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY. ANNUAL REPORT-1965. 1966, PP. 4, 13, 14.----. ANNUAL REPORT-1970. 1971, P. 16.----.FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT-1978. 1979, PP. 1, 3-5, 14-15----.PROSPECTUS, APRIL 24, 1969, PP. 4-6, 19-22, 34, 39-41, 50-51.MISSOURI MINERAL INDUSTRY NEWS. TALK IS CHEAP--CONTROL IS IS COSTLY. NOVEMBER 1970, PP. 191-192.MISSOURI MINERAL NEWS. HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS IN MISSOURI'S LEAD MINING. APRIL 1971, PP. 47-51.UHAY, J. S., D. A. BROBST, AND A. V. HEYL. COBALT. CH. IN UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, ED. BY D.A. BROBST AND W. P. PRATT. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, 1973, P. 150.WHARTON , H. M. INTRODUCTION TO THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LEAD DISTRICT. CHAPTER IN GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SELECTED MINES IN THE VIBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI; MISSOURI DEPT. NAT. RES. REPT. OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 58, 1975, PP. 3-14.Hagni, R.D., 1995, The Southeast Missouri lead district: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, v. 22, p. 44?78.DAVIS, J.H., ET AL. BUICK MINE, VIBURNUM TREND, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. CHAPTER IN GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SELECTED MINES IN THE VIBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI; MISSOURI DEPT. NAT. RES. REPT. INVESTIGATIONS NO. 58, 1975, PP. 30-39.SNYDER, F. G., AND P. E. GERDEMANN. GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LEAD DISTRICT. CHAPTER 17 IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON SALES VOLUME), J. D. RIDGE, EDITOR, AIME, V. 1, 1968, PP. 326-358.Rogers, R.K., and Davis, J.H., 1977, Geology of the Buick mine, Viburnum\nTrend, Southeast Missouri: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, v. 72, p. 372?380.Paarlberg, N.L., 1995, A guide to the geology of the Buick mine, Viburnum\nTrend: Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, v. 22, p. 86?98.RANDALL, F. M., AND R. A. ARTEBURN, BUICK CONCENTRATOR; CHAPTER 24 IN VOL. 1 OF LEAD AND ZINC, AIME SYMPOSIUM, 1970, PP. 453-465.1985 E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, PP. 175-176, 1985.HOMESTAKE MINING CO., 1985, ANNUAL REPORT-1984: P. 15. THE ACTUAL PUBLISHED VALUE IS ONE-HALF THE FIGURE LISTED HERE, REPRESENTING HOMESTAKE'S 50% SHARE IN THE BUICK'S IN-SITU RESERVE TONNAGE.CHRISTIANSEN, C.R., AND J.J. SCOTT. MINING SYSTEMS IN THE NEW LEAD BELT OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. CHAPTER IN VOL. 1 OF LEAD & ZINC, AIME SYMPOSIUM, 1970, PP. 206-217.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. THE NEW LEAD BELT. OCT., 1970, PP. 67-78.GRENIA, J.D., AND J.B. SHANNON. LONG-HOLE DRILLING APPLICATIONS AT THE BUICK MINE. MINING ENGINEERING, JULY, 1973, PP. 53-57.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. AMAX BASE METALS - A DECADE OF GROWTH. SEPT., 1972, PP. 114-118.