Barnett Mine

Past Producer in Pope county in Illinois, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10169446
MAS/MILS ID 0171510003
Record type Site
Current site name Barnett Mine
Alternate or previous names Parkinson, West Vein Mine, Barnett Complex Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -88.42974, 37.44867 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pope(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shetlerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paducah(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 Pope

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 012 S 007 E 22 SESEN2 Illinois

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
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -88.42974, 37.44867

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 550M
    Width 90M
    Area 5HA
    Depth to top 150M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:90
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Year of first production 1966
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kentucky-Illinois

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ozark-Mahoning Co
    ID 1101599
    Interest 100
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Description 103836 Mt Ore
  • Year 1971
    Description 159740 Mt Ore
  • Year 1972
    Description 115667 Mt Ore
  • Year 1973
    Description 109823 Mt Ore
  • Year 1974
    Description 106218 Mt Ore
  • Year 1975
    Description 71037 Mt Ore
  • Year 1976
    Description 285893 Mt Ore
  • Year 1977
    Description 275849 Mt Ore
  • Year 1978
    Description 235550 Mt Ore
  • Year 1979
    Description 257798 Mt Ore
  • Year 1983
    Description 39000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1984
    Description 39000 Mt Ore

Comments on the production information

  • PRECISE PRODUCT OUTPUT FOR PRODUCT A = 34.8 MT. PRECISE PRODUCT OUTPUT FOR PRODUCT D = 5.5 MT.
  • PRODUCTION STATS ARE FOR ALL OZARK-MAHONING ILLINOIS MINES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AS OF JANUARY 1980 = 407,000 MT ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 240M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Swell Factor .75
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 3
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 156
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 24.75
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS UNKNOWN.

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, P.13.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 296, 1960, 36 PP.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1976, 15 PP.

  • Deposit

    WELLER, J. M. AND R. M. GROGAN. GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. ILL. GEOL.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY BULLETIN 76, 1950, PLATE 4.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE UPDATE WAS DONE NOVEMBER 1987 FROM DATA GIVEN BY COMMODITY SPECIALIST, MAFO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-1993 Hartos 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 11/04/1983
MSHA mine ID1101599
Mine name (MSHA)Barnett Complex Mine
Current operatorOzark-Mahoning Company
Current controller (parent)Pennwalt Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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