Mine detail: Central Missouri District

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Location: Miller, Camden, Morgan, Moniteau, Cole, Cooper County, Missouri, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.25005, -92.81688
dep_id: 60001034
mrds_id: MP90037
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Minor mineral: Barium-Barite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
model: 224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
conc_proc: HYDROTHERMAL SOLUTION CHANNEL FILLINGS AND REPLACEMENT
ore_ctrl: CARBONATE ROCKS, SOLUTION CHANNELS, FAULTS, BRECCIA ZONES, FRACTURES
Structure: ON THE NORTHWEST FLANK OF THE OZARK UPLIFT. BEDS DIP GENTLY NORTHWESTWARD, SEVERAL NORTHWEST-TRENDING ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES (E.G.: PROCTOR ANTICLINE), VERTICAL AND STEEPLY DIPPING FAULTS PARALLEL TO THE FOLDS, HORIZONTAL INTRAFORMATIONAL THRUSTS AND BEDDING PLANE FAULTS, SMALL MINERALIZED FAULTS, BRECCIA ZONES, AND SHARP FRACTURED FLEXURES.
References:
  • KILLSGAARD, T.H., HAYES, W.C., AND HEYL, A.V., 1967, LEAD AND ZINC, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOUCES OF MISSOURI: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS REPORT, P. 41-63.
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