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OldBearHair
03-21-2018, 04:49 PM
Found a documentary show on UTube today 3-21-18 search: (87) A Story of Lead (1948)
This held my interest to the very end . The way we get lead from Missouri.
Jniedbalski
03-21-2018, 06:24 PM
This is in my part of the state. Well 40 miles north of me and slightly west. I have heard from relatives that worked the lead mines from bunker mo that you can find lead ore just digging in your yard. Wish I could find some
Jniedbalski
03-21-2018, 08:15 PM
I just watched the video. Ism surprised lead is not 10$ a pound with the very long prosess. In the video the huge pile of talings is still there . When they say it’s a lot bigger than the great Piramids they are right. You can see the pile ten or more miles away. It’s massive and miles long. The family’s that settled San Antonio and the Alamo where from this area. Just north of me
Jniedbalski
03-21-2018, 08:23 PM
I just watched the video. Ism surprised lead is not 10$ a pound with the very long prosess. In the video the huge pile of talings is still there . When they say it’s a lot bigger than the great Piramids they are right. You can see the pile ten or more miles away. It’s massive and miles long. The family’s that settled San Antonio and the Alamo where from this area. Just north of me
Jniedbalski
03-22-2018, 03:22 PM
Every body on this site should really watch this video
retread
03-22-2018, 04:03 PM
Thanks for the link. Really informative.
jdfoxinc
03-22-2018, 04:09 PM
Herculanium Mo. Doe Run mining is filling an entire valley with lime stone tailings from their mine in eastern Mo. Just west of the mississippi. The ore contains zinc, lead and copper.
Jniedbalski
03-22-2018, 10:57 PM
Wonder why they don’t just use it for gravel roads. Must be sompthing in the rock the epa doesn’t want on the roads
Grmps
03-22-2018, 11:27 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HhdkkdsvTM
Cosmic_Charlie
03-23-2018, 04:20 AM
I just watched the video. Ism surprised lead is not 10$ a pound with the very long prosess. In the video the huge pile of talings is still there . When they say it’s a lot bigger than the great Piramids they are right. You can see the pile ten or more miles away. It’s massive and miles long. The family’s that settled San Antonio and the Alamo where from this area. Just north of me

The industrial use of lead has diminished significantly or it might have indeed been $10 a pound now.
jdfoxinc
03-23-2018, 10:27 AM
The tailings still contain lead.
Lefty bullseye shooter
03-23-2018, 07:27 PM
You can tour one of the lead mines. It was flooded some time back and now it is a big scuba diving attraction.