| Deposit ID | 10266705 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170690047 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | M.F. Oxford No. 7 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.17563, 37.53177 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 175 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saline Mines(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
West Frankfort(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)
Federal lands
Shawnee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Hardin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 011 S | 009 E | 26 | SENENW | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.17563, 37.53177 |
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| Dip | 07N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 762M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 76M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 6HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 128M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cave In Rock |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ozark-Mahoning Co. |
| ID | 1101610 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 130M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690047 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1101610 |
REF: MESA INSP., SEPT., 1977.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/30/1980 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1101610 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | M F Oxford Number 7 |
| Current operator | Ozark-Mahoning Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Pennwalt Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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