| Deposit ID | 10180610 |
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| MRDS ID | W031397 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0550650031 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bearhole Mine |
| Related records | 10080283 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -90.27071, 42.58111 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 275 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lafayette(county)
Wisconsin(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New Diggings(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dubuque North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubuque(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Apple-Plum(hydrologic unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Mississippi-Maquoketa-Plum(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
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| United States | Wisconsin | Lafayette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
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| 4th Principal | 001 N | 002 E | 06 | SESESE | Wisconsin |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Barite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -90.27071, 42.58111 |
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| Depth to top | 76M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 53HA | ||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Upper Mississippi Valley |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Terra Ind., Inc. P O Box 6000, Souix City, Ia 51102-6000 |
| ID | 4700641 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Iowa |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Description | Ore Approx.2.6%Zn,0.1%Pb 128300 Tonnes Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Description | Ore Approx 2.6%Zn,0.1%Pb 120500 Tonnes Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Description | Ore Approx. 2.6%Zn,0.1%Pb 145600 Tonnes Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Description | Ore Approx 2.6%Zn, 0.1%Pb 185800 Tonnes Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0550650031 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4700641 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | MINING OPERATIONS REVIEWED AND REVISED 9/78 AT E.F.O.C. BACKGROUND INFO. COLLECTED BY THE EVALUATORS FROM FROM AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND PERSONNEL COMMUN. WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS THIS MINE IS BEING RECLAIMED AS OF 1993 BY TERRA INDUSTRIES AND THE RECLAIMED LAND WILL BE RETURNED TO THE STATE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1995 | Wilburn, David R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/18/1978 |
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| MSHA mine ID | 4700641 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Bear Hole Mine |
| Current operator | Eagle-Picher Industries Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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