Mine detail: Potosi

Previously called 'Mcarthur MinesOld DiggingsMine A Burton'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.95006, -90.78342

Resource(B)

Primary:	Lead, Barium-Barite
Secondary:	Zinc, Copper
Tertiary:	Manganese, Iron
Discovery year:	1763

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	RESIDUAL, REPLACEMENT, BEDDED
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Structure:

JOINTS 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.

References

MRDS	W016740
DEP	60001715
Reference	{Deposit:: 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 .}{Deposit:: WINSLOW, ARTHUR, 1894, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, V. 7, P. 678.}