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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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Libbert Barite Prospect (Past Producer)Tiptons Prospect (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Seigel-Martin Tiff Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Ulrey Tract (Past Producer)Bunker's Prospect (Prospect)Meade Mine (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Past Producer)Compton's Diggings (Past Producer)Coykendall Prospect (Prospect)Bear Creek Mines (Past Producer)Kerr Mine (Past Producer)Enon Shaft + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Baryte Diggings (Past Producer)Olean Lead Mines (Past Producer)Coulogue Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Lionel Libbert Mine (Past Producer)Dobson Bank (Past Producer)Clay Diggings (Past Producer)Blackburns Diggings (Past Producer)Finley Diggings (Past Producer)Grass Roots Diggings + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Goodrich Number Three (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Past Producer)Pierce Bank (Past Producer)James Hart Land + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Mcmillian Diggings (Past Producer)Indian Grave Diggings + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Beach Mines (Past Producer)Peter Mine (Past Producer)Tuscumbia Bank (Past Producer)William Davis Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Ford-Grey Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Past Producer)Fox Diggings (Past Producer)Unknown-Fe (Past Producer)Hoff Diggings (Past Producer)Lambert Mine (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron (Past Producer)Unknown-Ba (Prospect)Goodrich Bank (Past Producer)Harlan Bank (Past Producer)Stevens Bank (Past Producer)Armstedt Bank (Past Producer)Mcdonald Bank Number Two + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Bond Iron Banks (Past Producer)Capp Diggings (Past Producer)Bowers Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Fancher Bank (Past Producer)Short Bank + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Jones Mine (Past Producer)Brown Bank (Past Producer)Burlington Bank (Past Producer)Goodrich Number Three Mine (Past Producer)West Bank (Past Producer)Abbott Bank (Past Producer)Bolin Creek Bank (Past Producer)Rothwell Diggings + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Hannah Mine (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron + 2 more nearby (Past Producer)Champion Bank (Past Producer)Lawson Mine Number One + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
63 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

Ford-Grey Mine

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Quartz) and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Barium-Barite. Minerals mentioned: Quartz, Pyrite. Approx. location 38.346, -92.422. 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?

77
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

3
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Unknown

Status not recorded.

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

Iron 36Lead 23Barium-Barite 23Zinc 15Coal 2Sulfur-Pyrite 1

Sites (first 40)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Tuscumbia BankIron—Past Producer38.223, -92.424
Olean Lead MinesLead—Past Producer38.402, -92.508
Tiptons ProspectLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.309, -92.657
Enon ShaftLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.418, -92.545
Lawson Mine Number OneIron—Past Producer38.153, -92.186
Goodrich BankIron—Past Producer38.177, -92.364
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.259, -92.664
Dobson BankIron—Past Producer38.202, -92.464
Coulogue MineBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc—Past Producer38.332, -92.493
Whipple BankIron—Past Producer38.155, -92.196
Unknown-FeIron—Past Producer38.072, -92.413
West BankIron—Past Producer38.254, -92.239
Russell MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.332, -92.488
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.228, -92.619
Ford-Grey MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.346, -92.422
Crump DiggingsLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.420, -92.542
Stevens BankIron—Past Producer38.127, -92.354
Bowers BankIron—Past Producer38.190, -92.311
Rothwell DiggingsLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.154, -92.202
Mcdonald Bank Number TwoIron—Past Producer38.196, -92.340
Hoff DiggingsLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.338, -92.394
Tobin BankIron—Past Producer38.198, -92.328
Goodrich Number Three MineIron—Past Producer38.156, -92.261
Champion BankIron—Past Producer38.159, -92.184
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.329, -92.407
Brown BankIron—Past Producer38.043, -92.304
Indian Grave DiggingsLead—Past Producer38.307, -92.441
Bond Iron BanksIron—Past Producer38.118, -92.334
Mcmillian DiggingsLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.351, -92.435
Bear Creek MinesBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.161, -92.568
Lambert MineSulfur-Pyrite—Past Producer38.150, -92.379
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.209, -92.458
Unknown - IronIron—Past Producer38.026, -92.210
Hancock MineIron—Past Producer38.028, -92.210
Blackburns DiggingsZinc, Lead—Past Producer38.324, -92.453
Short BankIron—Past Producer38.123, -92.313
Pioneer Mine Number TwoIron—Past Producer38.155, -92.214
Unknown-BaBarium-Barite—Prospect38.325, -92.365
Ulrey TractZinc, Barium-Barite, Coal, Lead—Past Producer38.355, -92.622
Libbert Barite ProspectBarium-Barite—Past Producer38.315, -92.683

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 2 fossil collection records in Miller County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Cole County · Camden County · Pulaski County · Maries County · Morgan 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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