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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Unknown - Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Allen & Stark Mine (Past Producer)Pioneer Mine (Past Producer)Feney Land (Prospect)Morton Land (Past Producer)Northcutt Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Red Dog Mine (Past Producer)Monett (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Kelley & Anderson Mines + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)H L Burtner Uranium Mine (Prospect)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Radium Cave (Prospect)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Zinc + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Upshur Mine (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Prospect)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron-Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
29 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Lynn Cave Prospect

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 1 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Lead, Silver, Zinc. Minerals mentioned: Silver. Approx. location 36.735, -93.744. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

34
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

4
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Lead 31Zinc 31Iron 4Uranium 2Silver 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Upshur MineLead—Past Producer36.865, -93.708
Unknown - ZincZinc—Past Producer36.845, -93.749
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.910, -93.677
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.865, -94.001
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.918, -93.815
Radium CaveUranium—Prospect36.519, -93.828
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.821, -93.785
Unknown - LeadLead—Past Producer36.776, -93.710
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Prospect36.528, -93.684
Unknown - IronIron—Past Producer36.886, -93.639
Kelley & Anderson MinesZinc, Lead—Past Producer36.824, -93.869
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.822, -94.019
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.922, -93.830
Morton LandLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.811, -94.055
Feney LandLead, Zinc—Prospect36.821, -94.052
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.865, -94.005
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.865, -94.063
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.916, -93.713
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.727, -93.743
Polish Queen MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.863, -94.003
Unknown - ZincZinc—Past Producer36.894, -94.054
MonettLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.892, -93.917
H L Burtner Uranium MineUranium—Prospect36.510, -93.854
Unknown - IronIron—Past Producer36.803, -93.619
Lynn Cave ProspectLead, Silver, Zinc—Past Producer36.735, -93.744
Mcdowell MinesLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.825, -93.789
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.779, -93.889
Unknown - Lead-ZincZinc, Lead—Past Producer36.828, -93.781
Unknown - Iron-Lead-ZincIron, Lead, Zinc—Past Producer36.554, -93.675
Northcutt MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.826, -94.049
Unknown - IronIron—Past Producer36.803, -93.637
Stanberry DiggingsLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.841, -93.751
Pioneer MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.832, -94.049
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.818, -94.046
Allen & Stark MineZinc, Lead—Past Producer36.854, -94.050
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.826, -94.016
Henderson MinesLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.829, -93.870
Red Dog MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer36.860, -94.003

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 fossil collection records in Barry County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Lawrence County · Stone County · Newton County · Christian County · Taney County

Missouri mineral guides

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Related articles

How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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