Little Saturday Shaft

Lead occurrence · Washington County, Missouri

OccurrenceLeadUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
NOTED AT THE SURFACE · LEADSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a mineral occurrence: a place where a geologist noted the mineral, with no mining recorded. The ore color stands for lead. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateMissouri
CountyWashington
Coordinates37.87395, -91.07318

Commodities

PrimaryLead

Mine Details

StatusOccurrence
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10010075
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Little Saturday Mine0.1 miLead, ZincPast Producer
Booth Mine0.4 miLeadPast Producer
Williams Diggings0.4 miLeadProducer
Kellogg Shaft0.7 miBarium-Barite, LeadPast Producer
Poverty Flat Diggings0.8 miLead, ZincPast Producer
Kellogg Shaft0.8 miLead, Barium-Barite, ZincOccurrence
Poverty Flat Workings0.8 miZinc, LeadPast Producer
Unknown - Lead near Viburnum, MO0.8 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown - ? near Viburnum, MO0.9 miLeadPast Producer
Dry Bone Shaft0.9 miLeadPast Producer
Unknown - Lead near Viburnum, MO1.0 miLeadPast Producer
Dry Bone Shaft1.3 miLead, ZincOccurrence

What This Means

This location is classified as a mineral prospect or occurrence — a site where minerals have been identified but no significant mining has taken place. These sites typically have minimal environmental impact but indicate the presence of mineral deposits in the area.

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