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Denton Mine

Past Producer in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10144653
MAS/MILS ID 0170690144
Record type Site
Current site name Denton Mine
Alternate or previous names Denton Shaft

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.22003, 37.57087 (WGS84)
Elevation 128

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Saline Mines(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

West Frankfort(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Saline(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

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.22003, 37.57087
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 5HA
    Depth to top 191M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 183
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 810923

Comments on the geologic information

  • OTHER=JOINT SYSTEM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1981
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ozark-Mahoning Co.
    ID 1102667
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OZARK-MAHONING COMPANY IS A SUBSIDIARY OF PENNWALT CORPORATION (100%). UPDATE WAS DONE NOVEMBER 1987 FROM DATA GIVEN BY MAFO COST, OPERATION AND RESERVES DATA WILL PROBABLY BE TRANSFERED TO AND TREATED UNDER THE ROSICLARE MILL FILE(SEQ.#0170699908) ALONG WITH THE (MINERVA) NO.1 (SEQ.#0170690123) AND ANNABELL LEE (SEQ.#0170690162) MINES. - (15 JUNE 93)

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description 43660 Mt Of Ore
  • Year 1984
    Description 42407 Mt Of Ore
  • Year 1985
    Description 54312 Mt Of Ore
  • Year 1986
    Description 60343 Mt Of Ore

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE PRODUCT A OUTPUT = 60.8 MT COMMOD/DAY. PRECISE PRODUCT D OUTPUT = 9.7 MT COMMOD/DAY.
  • PRODUCTION COMMENCED IN AUGUST 1981 AND PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN AUGUST 1994 - ORE RESERVES MINED OUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILIE, H., E. POWELL, W. MELCHER, AND F. J. MYSLINSKI.

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR MINING METHODS AND COSTS, OZARK-MAHONING CO.,

  • Deposit

    HARDIN COUNTY, ILL. BUMINES IC 7984, 1960, 33 PP.

  • Deposit

    BRADBURY, J. C., G. C. FINGER, AND R. L. MAJOR. FLUORSPAR

  • Deposit

    IN ILLINOIS. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 420, 1968,

  • Deposit

    64 PP.

  • Deposit

    FINGER, G. C., H. E. RISSER, AND J. C. BRADBURY. ILLINOIS

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 296, 1960,

  • Deposit

    36 PP.

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R. M., AND J. C. BRADBURY. FLUORITE-ZINC-LEAD

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. CH.

  • Deposit

    IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY

  • Deposit

    JOHN D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1ST ED., 1968,

  • Deposit

    PP. 370-399.

  • Deposit

    PINCKNEY, D. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY

  • Deposit

    MINING DISTRICT. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 970,

  • Deposit

    1976, 15 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-SEP-1994 Carey U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/14/1995
MSHA mine ID1102667
Mine name (MSHA)Denton Mine
Current operatorOzark-Mahoning Company
Current controller (parent)Atochem North America Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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