Douglas Mine

Past Producer in Pope county in Illinois, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10120695
MAS/MILS ID 0171510011
Record type Site
Current site name Douglas Mine
Alternate or previous names Douglas Fluorite Property

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -88.42364, 37.51927 (WGS84)
Elevation 131
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Illinois Pope

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 011 S 007 E 34 C Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -88.42364, 37.51927

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Empire District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • 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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WELLER J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 137

  • Deposit

    BISHOP O M AND NEEDHAM A B BU MINES RI 4434 1949

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT OF THE LAND IS TILLED AN REST IS PASTURE AND WOODLAND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references