Schwench Mine

Past Producer in Caldwell county in Kentucky, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10267053
MAS/MILS ID 0210330011
Record type Site
Current site name Schwench Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.94333, 37.18427 (WGS84)
Elevation 140
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caldwell(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Crider(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Madisonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Evansville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Tradewater(hydrologic unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Ohio(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Caldwell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.94333, 37.18427

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF:W.M.R.-FLUORSPAR,SCHWENCK MINECALDWELL CO.,KY.,1943.

  • Deposit

    CONSISTS OF 3 SHAFTS AND ABOUT 10 PITS.

  • Deposit

    REF:W.M.R.91.1947,FLUORITE,CALDWELL CTY.,KY.,P.32-38,1945.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 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.