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Shullsburg

Past Producer in Lafayette county in Wisconsin, United States with commodities 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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10229233
MRDS ID W031396
MAS/MILS ID 0550650030
Record type Site
Current site name Shullsburg
Alternate or previous names Schullsburg, Blackstone Mine, Schullsburg Mine and Mill, Eagle-Picher Ind Schullsburg Mn&Ml
Related records 10080282

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -90.24261, 42.54171 (WGS84)
Elevation 334
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lafayette(county)

Wisconsin(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shullsburg(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wisconsin Lafayette

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -90.24261, 42.54171
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12M
    Length 1006M
    Width 76M
    Depth to top 107M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 46
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 20
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Date of Last Modification 830521
  • Area 53HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 53
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURS IN PITCH AND FLAT STRUCTURES PITCH AND FLAT STRUCTURES VARY IRREGULARLY IN STRIKE AND DIP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1940
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1955
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Upper Mississippi Valley

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Terra Ind., Inc. P O Box 6000 Souix City, Ia 51102-6000
    ID 4700043
    Interest 100
    Home office Iowa
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1955
    Description Zinc, Lead Ore 229400 Tonnes Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 229400mt
  • Year 1956
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 300600 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1957
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 280900 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1958
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 334600 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1959
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 345700 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1960
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 273800 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1961
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 194700 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1962
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 150300 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1963
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 99900 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1964
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 287900 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1965
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 308400 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1966
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 292200 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1967
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 359700 Tonnes Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 14g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 350700 Tonnes Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 2wt-pct
  • Year 1969
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 324100 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1970
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 323400 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1971
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 295400 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1972
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 266200 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1973
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 343800 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1974
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 257800 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1975
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 235900 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1976
    Description Zinc,Lead Ore 262600 Tonnes Ore
  • Year 1977
    Description 9,342 Mt Zn In Concentrate 468991 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 9342mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 1,001 Mt Zn In Concentrate 155102 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 1001mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Mine Permanently Closed In 10/79 Mine Permanently Closed
  • Year 1979
    Description 2,126 Mt Zn In Concentrate 98264 Mt Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 2126mt

Comments on the production information

  • ORE JIGGED THEN FLOATED MINE IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING 500 TONS ORE PER DAY (1/3 CAP) BUT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 1500 TONS. MILL ALSO WILL BE FED BY BEARHOLE MINE WHEN IT RE-OPENS. PRODUCTION CEASED DUE TO POOR ECONOMIC COND.EST. BEARHOLE PROD.= 1000TPD FOR TOTAL MILL PROD. OF 2500TPD.
  • ORE OCCURS IN PITCH AND FLAT STRUCTURES PITCH AND FLAT STRUCTURES VARY IRREGULARLY IN STRIKE AND DIP PRODUCTION DATA FROM BUMINES PRODUCTION STATISTICS MINE PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN OCT. 1979. MINE & MILL EQUIPMENT AUCTIONED OFF.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 43000M
    Overall depth 107M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 4
    Length of Inclines (m) 480
    Slope of Inclines 8
    Number of Inclines 1
    1st Condition of Workings FLOODED
    Capacity 1360
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 8.42
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on the workings information

  • MINING DISTRICT IS UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DIST. AREA DISTURBED IS FOR ALL EAGLE-PICHER OPERATIONS

Comments on other economic factors

  • ZINC CONC. SOLD TO BROKER, WHO DISTRIBUTES CONC. TO VARIOUS SMELTERS. DISTANCE ASSUMES HILLSBORO SMELTER (ASARCO), COST TYPICAL INDUSTRY COST, THIS COST USED IN FIN. ANAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRAHAM MILL-CONCENTRATOR IN

  • Deposit

    JO DAVIESS COUNTY ILLINOIS - 0170859164

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING OPERATIONS REVIEWED AND REVISED 9/78 AT E.F.O.C. BACKGROUND INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE EVALUATORS FROM THE AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH COMPANY OFFICIALS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-95 Mishra, C.P. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 01/07/1980
MSHA mine ID4700043
Mine name (MSHA)Eagle-Picher Industries Inc Shullsb
Current operatorEagle-Picher Industries Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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