| Deposit ID | 10145164 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0170690125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Heavy Media Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Meavy Media Shaft and Mill, H. M. Mine No. 6, Oxford Shafts |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.18973, 37.52317 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 158 |
| Location accuracy | 500(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 | 26 | NWSW | Illinois |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -88.18973, 37.52317 |
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| Strike | N40W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 02N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 26HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ozark-Mahoning Co. |
| ID | 1101603 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Illinois |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description | 103836 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Description | 159740 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | 115667 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Description | 109823 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Description | 106218 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description | 71037 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Description | 285893 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Description | 275849 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Description | 235550 Metric Tons Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Description | 257798 Metric Tons Ore |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 91M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0170690125 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1101603 |
BAILIE, H., E. POWELL, W. MELCHER, AND F. J. MYSLINSKI.
FLUORSPAR MINING METHODS AND COSTS, OZARK-MAHONING CO.,
HARDIN COUNTY, ILL. BUMINES IC 7984, 1960, 33 PP.
BRADBURY, J. C., G. C. FINGER, AND R. L. MAJOR. FLUORSPAR
IN ILLINOIS. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 420, 1968,
P. 13.
FINGER, G. C., H. E. RISSER, AND J. C. BRADBURY. ILLINOIS
FLUORSPAR. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 296, 1960,
36 PP.
GROGAN, R. M., AND J. C. BRADBURY. FLUORITE-ZINC-LEAD
DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. CH.
IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY
JOHN D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1ST ED., 1968,
PP. 370-399.
PINCKNEY, D. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY
MINING DISTRICT. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 970,
1976, 15 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXACT DIP IS 2.5 DEGREES NORTHEAST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-AUG-93 | Hrabik, J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/21/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1101603 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Hm Shaft Or Hm Mine |
| Current operator | Ozark-Mahoning Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Pennwalt Corp |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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