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Cadet is situated in the middle of the old lead and barite mining region of Washington County, and is said to have had the last log and ash furnace in the area, still in use in 1864. [4] Cadet had its start when the railroad was extended to that point. [5] A post office called Cadet has been in operation since 1859. [6]
The formal geological name for the Lead Belt is the "Southeastern Missouri Mississippi Valley-type Mineral District". It contains the highest concentration of galena (lead(II) sulfide) in the world [2] as well as significant economic quantities of zinc, copper and silver and currently mined sub-economic quantities of metals such as cadmium, nickel and cobalt. [2]
Junction of MO P and Woodruff Rd. 39°25′53″N 94°51′21″W / 39.431389°N 94.855833°W / 39.431389; -94.855833 ( Pleasant Ridge United Baptist Weston
This is a list of Superfund sites in Missouri designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
A post office called Cannon Mines was established in 1915, and remained in operation until 1940. [2] The community most likely was named after the proprietor of a local lead mine. [ 3 ] [ 1 ]
The mine would also create a 66 acre quarry — a deep open pit characteristic of mines and where the lithium would be extracted — and directly disturb about 191 acres of critical habitat.
Ebo is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Potosi on Route 185.Ebo is next to Ebo Creek, the etymology of which is unknown.
Pea Ridge is an extinct town in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]A post office called Pea Ridge was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1932. [2]