| Deposit ID | 10120551 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0171510001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gaskins Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Medeker Pit, Minerva Oil Co |
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.42364, 37.52007 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pope(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Herod(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Pope |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 011 S | 007 E | 34 | N2 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| (1) | -88.42364, 37.52007 |
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| Strike | N50E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 10W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1064M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 77M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| District name | Empire District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerva Oil Co., Fluorspar Div. |
| ID | 1101602 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Allied Chemical Corp. (Bought From Minerva Oil Co.) |
| ID | 1101602 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 106M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0171510001 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1101602 |
ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PRINTOUT
RCF LIST 10/81
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE WAS CLOSED BY ALLIED AND IS CURRENTLY FLOODED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.