| Deposit ID | 10120695 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0171510011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Douglas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Douglas Fluorite Property |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.42364, 37.51927 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 131 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pope(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Herod(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
West Frankfort(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Illinois | Pope |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 011 S | 007 E | 34 | C | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.42364, 37.51927 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Empire District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs Cora D Metz (Douglas Estate- |
| Interest | 66 |
| Home office | Ohio |
| Year | 1973 |
| Last year | 1949 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Knight Knight And Clark (Douglas Estate- |
| Interest | 33 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1973 |
| Last year | 1949 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yingling Mining Co - Lease Mineral Rights |
| Home office | Indiana |
| Year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0171510011 |
WELLER J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 137
BISHOP O M AND NEEDHAM A B BU MINES RI 4434 1949
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT OF THE LAND IS TILLED AN REST IS PASTURE AND WOODLAND |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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