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Rose Mine

Past Producer in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10083024
MRDS ID W062512
Record type Site
Current site name Rose Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.36393, 37.53118 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR HICKS SCHOOL, ABOUT EIGHT MILES N OF ROSICLARE. NEAR KARBER'S RIDGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Karbers Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

West Frankfort(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Ohio-Bay(hydrologic unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Shawnee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Hardin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
011S 008E 30 E2 OF NW OF SE Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE RADIOACTIVE CENTRAL BRECCIA OF THE ROSE MINE WAS MINED FOR FLUORITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 174
USGS model code 26b
Deposit model name Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.36393, 37.53118
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Illinois Fluorspar District

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED SMALL PRODUCTION OF GRAVEL SPAR.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings CAVED SHAFT
    Overall depth 30.48M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OPEN PIT
    Length 7.62M
    Width 22.86M
    Overall depth 7.62M
  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OPEN PIT
    Length 7.62M
    Width 30.48M
    Overall depth 7.62M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE CAVED SHAFT IS SAID NOT TO BE ON A VEIN. FLUORITE WAS EXPOSED ONLY AT THE CENTER OF THE LARGER PIT WHERE THREE FEET OF PURE FLUORITE WERE EXPOSED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.

  • Deposit

    HEYL AND OTHERS, USGS BULLETIN 1202-B, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    BASTIN, E.S., 1931, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 58, 116 P.

  • Production

    WELLER AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 139.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRAVEL SAPR WAS WON FROM WEATHERED INCOHERENT SURFACE MATERIAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1996 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAR-1997 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-MAY-1997 Mason Jr., G.T. U.S. Geological Survey

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