Not to be confused with the Tri-State District, another lead mining district also largely located in Missouri.
Lead mining area in Missouri, US
"Lead belt" redirects here. For the concentration of wargames companies in England, see Lead belt (wargaming).
Map of counties in the regionNotable subdistricts of the Lead Belt and the mines of the "New Lead Belt"Historical marker commemorating the first mine at Mine La Motte "about 1700".Missouri Mines State Historic Site occupies a retired lead mill in the "old lead belt"
The Southeast Missouri Lead District, commonly called the Lead Belt, is a lead mining district in the southeastern part of Missouri. Counties in the Lead Belt include Saint Francois, Crawford, Dent, Iron, Madison, Reynolds, and Washington. This mining district is the most important and critical lead producer in the United States.[1][2]
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^http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5140/pdf/Chapter1.pdf Seeger, Cheryl M., History of Mining in the Southeast Missouri Lead District and Description of Mine Processes, Regulatory Controls, Environmental Effects, and Mine Facilities in the Viburnum Trend Subdistrict in Kleeschulte, M.J., ed., 2008, Hydrologic investigations concerning lead mining issues in southeastern Missouri: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008–5140, Chapter 1
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