| Deposit ID | 10242133 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006925 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170690041 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosiclare Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Johnson Mine |
| Related records | 60001680 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.34834, 37.42537 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 108 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Rosiclare(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Hardin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 012 S | 008 E | 32 | NWN2 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.34834, 37.42537 |
|---|
| Strike | N20E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 75W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1402M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 220M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 21HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1842 |
| District name | Rosiclare |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kentucky Fluorspar Co. |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 14540M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 960M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690041 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006925 | MAS references MRDS |
WELLER, M.J., ET AL, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF IL
ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV., BULL. 76, 1952, P. 104
BASTIN, EDSON S., ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV., BULL. 58, 1931, P.
ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 41, P. 293.
BAIN, H. FOSTER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 255, 1905, P. 45.
JOHNSON DONALD V US BU MINES HEALTH AND SAFETY REPT MILEY
CONTRACTED ROSICLARE MINE APRIL 27-29 1971
MSHA ID #45012-10-11-035
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON ORIGINAL ENTRY THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORDE DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 0 KILOMETERS DISTA TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 0 KILOMETERS DISTANCE TO POWER SUP 1 KILOMETERS RECORD 151/ ORIGINAL DATA LISTS WASHING AND FLOATATION AS BE ATION METHODS. 60 PERCENT OF FLUORSPAR IS WASHED WITH 27 PE RECOVERY. 99 PERCENT OF THE ORES ARE PROCESSED BY FLOATATIO RECOVERY BEING 38 PERCENT FOR FLUORSPAR, AND 99 PERCENT FOR LEAD AND ZINC. 47.4 PERCENT MILLFEED SHIPPED AS CONCENTRAT SOME DATA ON MINING AND BENEFICIATION ASSUMED FROM HILLSIDE AND KUSLER HARTWELL REPORTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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