Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryCadmium, Cobalt, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsBravoite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Dickite, Dolomite, Galena, Kaolinite, Linnaeite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1985
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10294201
MRDS IDW700610
Alternate namesAsarco Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.49257, -91.10903
References
WHARTON, H.M., GUIDEBOOK TO GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SELECTED MINES IN THE VIRBURNUM TREND, MISSOURI; MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, REPT. INV. 58, 1975, 56PP.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, ST. JOE MINERALS NEW LEAD BELT: TEXTBOOK EXAMPLES OF MINING EFFICIENCY; NOV. 1976 P.78-87.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES IC 8646, 1974, AVAILABILITY OF U.S. PRIMARY LEAD RESOURCES.ASARCO, INC. 1980 ANNUAL REPORT. PAGE 9.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1982 SURVEY OF MINE AND PLANT EXPANSION. JAN. 1982, P. 57.MINING ENGINEERING, ASARCO'S WEST FORK MINE; APRIL 1982 P. 405.SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, ASARCO TO PROCEED WITH WEST FORK LEAD-ZINC MINE PROJECT; MARCH 8, 1980, P. 8.THE DAILY JOURNAL (FLAT RIVER, MISSOURI), CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MINE NEAR BUNKER; PRESS CLIPPING, FEBRUARY 1982.ASARCO 10-K, 1995, PP-17-21.ASARCO INC. SEC FORM 10-K REPORT, DEC. 31, 1993, PP A14-A18.ASARCO 10-K, 1995-PP 17-21.