Howell Hollow Fire Clay

Prospect in Calhoun county in Illinois, United States with commodities Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium
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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241803
MAS/MILS ID 0170130001
Record type Site
Current site name Howell Hollow Fire Clay
Alternate or previous names Cheltenham Clay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -90.80542, 39.39314 (WGS84)
Elevation 152

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Calhoun(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pleasant Hill East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jerseyville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Quincy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

The Sny(hydrologic unit)

Upper Mississippi-Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Mississippi-Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Mississippi(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Calhoun

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
4th Principal 008 S 004 W 01 E2E2E2 Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Unknown
Illite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -90.80542, 39.39314

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2.3M
    Length 1609M
    Width 1609M
    Area 259HA
    Depth to top 0.6M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 259
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Southwest Ill

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I.C. 8335 1967.

  • Deposit

    LAMAR J.E. ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY R.I. 22 1931.

  • Deposit

    WILLMAN H.B. AND J. NORMAN PAYNE ILLINOIS GEOL.SURV. BULL. 6

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. AND PAUL W. JOHNSON BUMINES I.C. 8648 1974.

  • Deposit

    PETERS FRANK A. ET.AL. BUMINES R.I. 6927 1967.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD 010/UNDER CLAY DEPOSIT-MINING BENEFICIATION AND TRANS ON RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED. ONLY A LOCATION DESCRIPTION WIT RIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD COORDINATORS FOR ALUMIN ENDING MARCH 15 1975. RECORD 030/THE LOCATION IS THE CENTER OF THE DEPOSIT. MATRIX RECORD 1/ GRADE AND TONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR MOIS MATRIX RECORD 1 COMMODITIES 7-10/THESE COMMODITIES ARE PRESE PERCENTAGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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