CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit group number Country Location Names Commodities
2 United States (Missouri) 37.34.30 N -- 090.31.30 W Old Lead Belt Sub-district Pb; Zn
 
Database name: World Mississippi Valley-type deposits
Custodial agency: Geological Survey of Canada
Compilers: D. F. Sangster
Release date: 2015-02-06
   
Deposit group name(s): Old Lead Belt Sub-district
Political location(s): United States; Province or state: Missouri
Deposit clan (type): Mississippi Valley-type
Deposit group status: unknown
Geologic district: Southeast Missouri District
Deposit object located: centroid of sub-district
Commodities: Pb; Zn
Geological ages: Late Cambrian (host rocks)
Tectonic setting: continental platform (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; carbonate; Depositional setting: Shallow-water carbonates
Individual lithologies:dolostone
Host rock stratigraphy:Bonneterre Formation
Mineralogy: galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, siegenite, bravoite, pyrite, marcasite, bornite, millerite, dolomite, calcite, dickite, quartz
References:
Snyder, F. G.; Gerdemann, P. E., 1968
Geology of the Southeast Missouri Lead District
17, in Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967: The Graton-Sales Volume, Edited by Ridge, J. D., American Insitute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Vol 1, 1880 p, p. 326 - 358

Production data: Report period: from 1915 until 1972; 228 million short tons ore; Provisional entry?: no; Yearly or summary?: S
Grade-commodity information:Pb: 2.8 percent
Reference: Hagni, R. D., 1995: The Southeast Missouri Lead District; in Carbonate-Hosted Lead-Zinc-Fluorite-Barite Deposits of North America, Society of Economic Geologists 75th Anniversary Guidebook, June 3-6, 1995, Edited by Misra, K. C., Guidebook Volume, Society of Economic Geologists, Cirizen Printing Co., Inc., 1309 Webster Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, 22, 254 p, p. 44 - 78
Percent weights allocated to camp: 100.0%



Report period: from 1865 until 1972; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: S
Weight-commodity information:Pb: 8.5 million short tons
Reference: Hagni, R. D., 1995: The Southeast Missouri Lead District; in Carbonate-Hosted Lead-Zinc-Fluorite-Barite Deposits of North America, Society of Economic Geologists 75th Anniversary Guidebook, June 3-6, 1995, Edited by Misra, K. C., Guidebook Volume, Society of Economic Geologists, Cirizen Printing Co., Inc., 1309 Webster Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, 22, 254 p, p. 44 - 78
Percent weights allocated to camp: 100.0%
Associated deposit(s): Hayden Creek (39)

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