| Deposit ID | 10106249 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032167 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gratz Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.94993, 38.48338 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NW OF GRATZ, To 3 Minutes, To 3 Minutes |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owen(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Owen |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Result | BARITE AND CALCITE CARRY 10% GALENA AND SPHALERITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Lexington Limestone;Tyrone Limestone (At 300 Feet) | ||
| Rock description | Lexington Limestone;Tyrone Limestone (At 300 Feet) | ||
| |||
| (1) | -84.94993, 38.48338 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Platform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Gratz Vein Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ohio Lead Mining Co. Of Portsmouth, Ohio |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032167 |
ROBINSON, L.C., 1931, THE VEIN DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 6, VOL. 41, PP. 1-127.
FOHS, F. J., 1913, BARYTES DEPOSITS OF KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SER. 4, VOL. 1, PT. 1, PP. 441-588.
JILLSON, WILLARD R., 1941, LEAD MINES OF THE LOWER KENTUCKY RIVER VALLEY: LOUISVILLE, JOHN P. MORTON AND CO., 47 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABOUT 1,500 TO 2,000 FEET NORTH OF THE OLD GRATZ MINE, ALONG THE GRATZ LEAD VEIN, SYSTEMATIC MINING AND MILLING OPERATIONS BY THE TWIN VALLEY MINING COMPANY HAVE TAKEN PLACE. TWO SHAFTS HAVE BEEN SUNK ON THE VEIN, ONE TO A DEPTH OF 75 FEET AND THE OTHER TO 150 FEET. A 150 TON MILL DESIGNED TO SEPARATE THE GALENA, SPHALERITE AND GANGUE MINERALS WAS BUILT NEAR THE RIVER IN 1940. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Steinberger, D. A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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