Commodities
PrimaryLead, Barium-Barite
SecondaryZinc, Copper
TertiaryManganese, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeRESIDUAL, REPLACEMENT, BEDDED
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlJOINT PLANES AND CREVICES
Geology
StructureJOINTS AND FAULTS AND GENTLE FLEXURES., GENTLY WARPED CRATONIC REGION OF LARGE GENTLE DOME (OZARK DOME). ST. GENEVIEVE FAULT ZONE NEARBY IS A HIGH-ANGLE THRUST FAULT WITH ASSOCIATED NORMAL FAULTS, EXTENDS SOUTHEAST-NORTHWEST.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1763
Identification
Deposit ID60001715
MRDS IDW016740
Alternate namesMine A Burton, Mcarthur Mines, Old Diggings
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.95006, -90.78342
References
HEYL, A. V., BROCK, M. R., JOLLY, J. L., AND WELLS, C. E., 1965 , REGIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY MINERAL DISTRICTS, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1202 - B, P. B1 - B20 .WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 7, P. 678.