| Deposit ID | 10120834 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170690036 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crystal Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.19253, 37.51537 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 122 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hardin(county)
Illinois(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saline Mines(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 | Hardin |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Principal | 011 S | 009 E | 34 | E2 | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.19253, 37.51537 |
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| Strike | N50E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 08N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 36M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 4HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1929 |
| District name | Cave In Rock |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerva Oil Co. |
| ID | 1102220 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690036 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1102220 |
PHONE CONTACT 04/01/80 STATUS=CLOSED AS OF OCT 1979
WELLER M J ET AL GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINO
ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 128
CURRIER L W USGS BULL 942 1944 P 56
US BU MINES HEALTH AND SAFETY REPT CRYSTAL MINE JAN 1 1975
EDDY W H ET AL US BU MINES RI 6953 1967
WAR MINERALS REPORT NO. 35, ILL-KY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, 1943.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 151/ 99 PERCENT OF FLUORSPAR PROCESSED BY GRAVITY MET WITH 95 PERCENT RECOVERY 95 PERCENT PROCESSED BY FLOATATION 92 PERCENT RECOVERY 27.6 PERCENT MILLFEED SHIPPED AS CONCENT RECORD 160/ MATERIAL HAULED BY TRUCK TO OHIO RIVER THIS MINE WAS OWNED BY MINERVA OIL CO.. MINERVA WAS BOUGHT OUT BY ALLIED. IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DAVID E. MORSE, FLOURINE SPECIALIST WITH USBM, HE STATED THAT THIS MINE WAS CLOSED IN 1972 AFTER PILLAR EXTRACTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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