| Deposit ID | 10290513 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170690042 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Extension |
| Alternate or previous names | Annex |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.35584, 37.41087 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 110 |
| 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 | 013 S | 008 E | 05 | NWN2 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.35584, 37.41087 |
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| Strike | N05W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 80W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 564M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 61M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 3HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 3414M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 213M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690042 |
WELLER, J.MARVIN, ET AL, ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV. BULL. 76, 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 151/ ORIGINAL DATA LISTS WASHING AND FLOTATION AS BEN TION METHODS. 60 PERCENT OF FLUORSPAR IS WASHED WITH 27 PERC COVERY. 99 PERC. OF THE ORES ARE PROCESSED BY FLOATATION WIT PERCENT RECOVERY OF BOTH LEAD AND ZINC. 47.4 PERCENT OF MILLFEED IS SHIPPED AS CONCENTRATES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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