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Lockport Mine

Past Producer in Henry county in Kentucky, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080804
MRDS ID W032174
Record type Site
Current site name Lockport Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.9666, 38.45005 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position IMMEDIATELY WEST OF LOCKPORT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Henry(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gratz(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lexington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Louisville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower(hydrologic unit)

Kentucky(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kentucky-Licking(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Henry

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Bigby Limestone
    Rock description Bigby Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.9666, 38.45005
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Platform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault: Brecciation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gratz Vein Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kentucky Lead Mine, Inc. Of Cincinnati, Ohio
    First year 1941

Comments on the workings information

  • PRIOR TO 1940, THE VEIN WAS DEVELOPED WITH AN 850 FOOT OPEN CUT, AND TWO SHAFTS, 80 AND 260 FEET DEEP. IN 1940, THE KENTUCKY LEAD MINE CO. SUNK A CONCRETE WALLED SHAFT TO A DEPTH OF 86 FEET. AT THE DEPTH OF 45 FEET ONE 7 FOOT DRIFT WAS SENT ALONG THE VEIN TO THE NORTH 22 FEET AND ANOTHER TO THE SOUTH 18 FEET. SINCE THAT TIME THE SHAFT HAS BEEN DEEPENED AND THE DRIFTS EXTENDED. IN 1940 AN EXTENSIVE MILL WAS COMPLETED, CAPABLE OF SEPARATING 200 TONS OF VEIN MINERALS PER DAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMPLEX BRECCIA AND FISSURE DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Steinberger, D. A. U.S. Geological Survey

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