M.F. Oxford No. 7

Past Producer in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266705
MAS/MILS ID 0170690047
Record type Site
Current site name M.F. Oxford No. 7

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -88.17563, 37.53177 (WGS84)
Elevation 175
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Hardin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 011 S 009 E 26 SENENW Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -88.17563, 37.53177

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 07N
    Thickness 3M
    Length 762M
    Width 76M
    Area 6HA
    Depth to top 128M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Strike And Dip :07N
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6
    Date of Last Modification 830126

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cave In Rock

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ozark-Mahoning Co.
    ID 1101610
    Home office Illinois
    Year 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 130M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .61
    Percent Waste Rock 10
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    3rd Condition of Workings NO MINE ENTRY
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: MESA INSP., SEPT., 1977.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 09/30/1980
MSHA mine ID1101610
Mine name (MSHA)M F Oxford Number 7
Current operatorOzark-Mahoning Company
Current controller (parent)Pennwalt Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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