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Jefferson and Humm Fluorspar Mines

Producer in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069405
MRDS ID W006922
Record type Site
Current site name Jefferson and Humm Fluorspar Mines
Alternate or previous names Jefferson No. 1 and 2 Shafts
Related records 10169308

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -88.41226, 37.46451 (WGS84)
Elevation 149
Relative position 0.65 KM. NORTHWEST OF HUMM WYE (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shetlerville(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)

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
012S 007E 23 Illinois

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR HUMM MINE. JEFFERSON NO. 1 SHAFT IS LOCATED AT 47 SEC LAT. AND 45 SEC. LONG. JEFFERSON NO. 2 SHAFT IS LOCATED AT 45 SEC. LAT. AND 45 SEC. LONG.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Rock unit name Mafic Dikes And Breccia Bodies (Mafic-Alkalic)
    Rock description Mafic Dikes And Breccia Bodies (Mafic-Alkalic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestones
    Rock description Limestones

Nearby scientific data

(1) -88.41226, 37.46451
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description New Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament
Type of structure Local
Structure description Rock Creek Graben, Hicks Dome

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stewart Fault - Strikes N 25 Deg E, Downthrow To The West, Displacement As Much As 30 M. Locally

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Stewart Group

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Miller - Addick Co. (Humm Mine); Crystal Fluorspar Co. (Jefferson Mine)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Miller - Addickco. (Humm Mine); Crystal Fluorspar Co. (Jefferson Mine)

Comments on the workings information

  • HUMM MINE VEIN STRIKES N 20 - 31 DEG E., DIP NEAR VERTICAL, AVERAGE OF 2 M. WIDE, SHAFTS 40 - 55 M. DEEP. JEFFERSON MINE VEIN STRIKES N 30 DEG E. DIPS 80 DEG SE, AVERAGES 1.2 M. WIDE, SHAFT 80 M. DEEP. (WELLER 1952)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAXTER, J. W., DESBOROUGH, G. A., SHAW, C. W., 1967, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 3: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 413, 41 P.

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R. M. AND BRADBURY, J. C., 1968, FLUORITE-ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT: IN RIDGE, J. D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE U.S. 1933 - 1967; AIME V. 1 P. 370 - 399

  • Deposit

    TRACE, R. D., 1974, ILLINOIS- KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT: IN HUTCHESON, D. W., ED., SYMPOSIUM ON GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR, KENTUCKY GEOL. SURV. SPECIAL PUB 22 P. 58 - 76

  • Deposit

    WELLER, J. M., GROGAN, R. M. AND TIPPIE, F. E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS:ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 76, 147 P.

  • Deposit

    1942 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, J.M. WELLER

  • Deposit

    1961 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DESBOROUGH ET. AL.

  • Deposit

    MC GINNIS, L. D. AND BRADBURY, J. C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 363, 12 P.

  • Deposit

    1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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