| Deposit ID | 10169529 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0210550018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Reynolds Metals Property |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.22503, 37.30067 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 162 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Crittenden(county)
Kentucky(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Salem(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Paducah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cumberland(hydrologic unit)
Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Kentucky | Crittenden |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Rocks of Chesterian age, lower part |
|---|
| Strike | N35E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 88W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2.7M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1280M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 137M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 5HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 75M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1972 |
| Mining method | Shrinkage Methods |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Reynolds Metals Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 4412M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 260M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0210550018 |
HARDIN, G.C., JR. BABB FAULT SYSTEM, CRITTENDEN AND LIVING-
STON COUNTIES, IN FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1012-B, 1955, PP. 7-37.
MOODIE, F. B., III, AND P. MCGRAIN. THE EAGLE-BABB-BARNES
FLUORSPAR PROJECT, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY. PROC. OF
THE NINTH FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, KEN-
TUCKY GEOLOGIC SURVEY AND ILLINOIS GEOLOGIC SURVEY, PADU-
CAH, KENTUCKY, APRIL 26-28, 1973 (PUB. AS A SYMPOSIUM ON
THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR, ED. BY D. W. HUTCHESON), PP. 96-
107.
PICKNEY, D.M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING
DISTRICT. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 970, 1976,
15 PP.
SWANSON, A.S., AND X.R. STARNES. INVESTIGATION OF FLUORITE
DEPOSITS OF BABB VEIN SYSTEM, CRITTENDEN AND LIVINGSTON
COUNTIES, KY. BUMINES RI 4677, 1950, 30 PP.
TRACE, R.D. GEOLOGY OF THE SALEM QUADRANGLE, KENTUCKY.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE, MAP GQ-206, 1962.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1995 | Hartos | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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