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Cassius M. Clay Veins

Past Producer in Bourbon county in Kentucky, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080803
MRDS ID W032172
Record type Site
Current site name Cassius M. Clay Veins

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.18324, 38.16673 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3 TO 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARIS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bourbon(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Paris East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Lexington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Louisville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Licking(hydrologic unit)

Licking(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kentucky-Licking(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Bourbon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Bigby Limestone
    Rock description Bigby Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.18324, 38.16673
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Platform Cover Rocks, Including Coastal Plains

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Width 10.67M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Paris-Millersburg Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THESE VEINS AND A FEW SHAFTS. MOST OF THE BARITE THAT HAS BEEN SHIPPED HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM OPEN CUTS IN THREE VEINS, THE CUTS BEING FROM 7 TO 9 FEET DEEP AND 3 TO 8 FEET WIDE. (ROBINSON, 1931)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 20 VEINS, WITH VARIATIONS IN STRIKE FROM N 15 W TO N 15 E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Steinberger, D. A. U.S. Geological Survey

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