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Wenger Lead Prospect (Past Producer)Unknown-Zn (Past Producer)Enloe Pit + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Henry Payne Land + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Wemhaner Washer + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Brenning Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown-Barite + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Streits Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Henderson Diggings (Past Producer)Eureka - Scott Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Weaver Diggings (Past Producer)Murphy Mine + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Weaver Dig (Past Producer)Unknown-Barite (Past Producer)Eugene Barite Mine (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Past Producer)Dunlap Diggings (Past Producer)C. Weber Mine (Past Producer)Unknown-Ls + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Past Producer)Kroger Barite Mine (Past Producer)Central Mine (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Past Producer)Circle Deposit + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Rapp Mine (Past Producer)Hickory Hill Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Frank Barite Mine (Past Producer)Steenbergen Mine + 3 more nearby (Past Producer)Old Circle Barite Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Chambers Jack Prospect (Past Producer)Caspary Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown-Lead (Past Producer)Unknown-Lead and Zinc + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Scott Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Fowler Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Blue Jack Mine (Past Producer)Unknown-Lead and Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown-Iron + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown-Iron (Past Producer)Blue Jack Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
40 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. 1 site(s) with USGS coordinates outside the outline are not pinned. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

C. Weber Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 2 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 5 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as past producer for Barium-Barite. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite. Approx. location 38.653, -92.364. 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?

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Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

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

Barium-Barite 41Lead 25Zinc 20Iron 3

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Weaver DiggingsLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.627, -92.406
Old Circle Barite MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.360, -92.348
Brenning MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.459, -92.436
Goller Mine Number 2Barium-Barite—Past Producer38.356, -92.349
Unknown-LsBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.590, -92.370
Steenbergen MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.367, -92.349
Murphy MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.577, -92.394
Caspary MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.592, -92.320
Unknown-IronIron—Past Producer38.378, -92.236
Circle DepositBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.355, -92.354
Goller No. 3 MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.359, -92.358
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.361, -92.365
Scheplar PitBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc—Past Producer38.580, -92.400
Reed DiggingsZinc, Barium-Barite, Lead—Past Producer38.577, -92.409
Unknown-BariteBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.503, -92.398
Unknown-IronIron—Past Producer38.366, -92.265
Streits MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.597, -92.420
Unknown-LsBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.589, -92.411
Chambers Lead MineLead—Past Producer38.589, -92.411
Eugene Barite MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.350, -92.405
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.422, -92.376
Dunlap DiggingsBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.675, -92.367
Steenbergen MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.366, -92.349
Weaver DigLead—Past Producer38.549, -92.407
Unknown-Lead and ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.403, -92.328
Hickory Hill MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.398, -92.335
Blue Jack MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.422, -92.311
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.358, -92.370
Unknown-Lead & ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.649, -92.427
Fowler MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.345, -92.329
Pioneer MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.464, -92.430
Eureka - Scott MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.463, -92.428
Scott MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.385, -92.330
Goller Mine Number OneBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.357, -92.357
Blue Jack MineBarium-Barite, Zinc—Past Producer38.416, -92.203
Unknown-BariteBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.445, -92.440
Chambers Jack ProspectLead—Past Producer38.637, -92.333
Jones LandBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.440, -92.440
Wemhaner WasherBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.503, -92.433
Central MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.379, -92.363

Fossil collections

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

Nearby counties

Miller County · Moniteau County · Boone County · Callaway County · Osage County

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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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