| Deposit ID | 10193833 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170690039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hillside |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.33944, 37.43537 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 139 |
| 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 | NEN2 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.33944, 37.43537 |
|---|
| Area | 9HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Year of first production | 1926 |
| District name | Rosiclare |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kentucky Fluorspar Co. |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rosiclare Lead And Fluorspar Mining Co. |
| Year | 1952 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 7818M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 564M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690039 |
BRADBURY, J. C., FINGER, G. C. AND MAJOR, R. L. FLOURSPAR
IN ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR
420. 1968.
CURRIER, L. W. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF
FLOURSPAR AREAS IN HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. U. S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 942. 1944.
HATMAKER, P. AND DAVIS, H. D. THE FLOURSPAR INDUSTRY OF THE
UNITED STATES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ILLINOIS-
KENTUCKY DISTRICT. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
BULLETIN NO. 59. 1938.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
JANUARY 1974.
MALHOTIA, R. AND SMITH, P. A. DIRECTORY OF ILLINOIS MINERAL
PRODUCERS, 1974. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
ILLINOIS MINERAL NOTE 64. JULY 1976.
SAMSON, I. AND DINGWELL, A. G. ILLINOIS MINERAL INDUSTRY IN
1976. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ILLINOIS
MINERAL NOTE 70. MARCH 1979.
REEDER, E. C. U. S. BUMINES IC 6294, 1930.
REEDER, E. C. U. S. BUMINES IC 6621, 1932.
WELLER, J. M., GROGAN, L. E., AND TIPPIE, F. E. GEOLOGY OF
THE FLOURSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 76. 1952.
WELLER, S. THE GEOLOGY OF HARDIN COUNTY AND THE ADJOINING
POPE COUNTY. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN
NO. 41. 1920.
REEDER EDWIN C US BU MINES IC 6294 1930
REEDER EDWIN S US BU MINES IC 6621 1932
BASTIN EDSON S ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 72
ILL GEOL SURVEY BULL 41 P 298
WELLER MARVIN J ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 105
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ON ORIGINAL ENTRY THE FOLLOWING DATA WERE RECORDE DISTANCE TO LAST POINT OF COMMON CARRIER- 1 KILOMETERS DISTA TO ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY- 2 KILOMETERS DISTANCE TO POWER SUP 0 KILOMETERS RECORD 151/ ORIGINAL DATA LISTS HAND SORTING AND FLOATATION EFICIATION METHODS FLUORSPAR IS 96 PERCENT RECOVERABLE BY HA SORTING AND ALL ORE IS THEN PROCESSED BY FLOATATION WITH 61 RECOVERY GALENA IS 99 PERCENT RECOVERABLE BY FLOATATION FLOA TION DATA WAS ASSUMED BY THE KUSLER-HARTWELL REPT 39.5 PERCENT MILLFEED 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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