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Hicks Dome Deposit

Prospect in Hardin county in Illinois, United States with commodities Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Niobium (Columbium), REE, Thorium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10193390
MRDS ID W017454
MAS/MILS ID 0170690130
Record type Site
Current site name Hicks Dome Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.36674, 37.53337 (WGS84)
Elevation 139

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hardin(county)

Illinois(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Karbers Ridge(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 Hardin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
3rd Principal 011 S 008 E 30 C Illinois

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
REE Critical Tertiary
Thorium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Fluorite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.36674, 37.53337
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Illinois Fluorspar District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REFERENCE: PRINCIPAL THORIUM DEPOSITS IN THE USA, USGS, SEPT 15,1978
  • TELEPHONE INQUIRY TO THE ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGIST REVEALED NO PUBLISHED BARIUM RESERVE FIGURES FOR HICKS DOME.
  • REO (RARE EARTH OXIDE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BRADBURY, J. C., FINGER, G. C. AND MAJOR, R. L. FLOURSPAR IN ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 420. 1968.

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95

  • Reserve-Resource

    CURRIER, L. W. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF FLOURSPAR AREAS IN HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 942. 1944.

  • Reserve-Resource

    HATMAKER, P. AND DAVIS, H. D. THE FLOURSPAR INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ILLINOIS- KENTUCKY DISTRICT. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 59. 1938.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. JANUARY 1974.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MALHOTIA, R. AND SMITH, P. A. DIRECTORY OF ILLINOIS MINERAL PRODUCERS, 1974. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ILLINOIS MINERAL NOTE 64. JULY 1976.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAMSON, I. AND DINGWELL, A. G. ILLINOIS MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 1976. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ILLINOIS MINERAL NOTE 70. MARCH 1979.

  • Reserve-Resource

    TRACE, R. D. SIGNIFICANCE OF UNUSUAL MINERAL OCCURRENCE AT HICKS DOME, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. U. S. GEOL. SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 400-B, 1960. PP. B63-B64.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WELLER, J. M., GROGAN, L. E., AND TIPPIE, F. E. GEOLOGY OF THE FLOURSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 76. 1952.

  • Reserve-Resource

    WELLER, S. THE GEOLOGY OF HARDIN COUNTY AND THE ADJOINING POPE COUNTY. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 41. 1920.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BROBST, D.A. BARITE IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, MINERAL INV. RES., MAP MR-43, 1965, 11 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    HAINES, S.K. AND R.G. MILLER. BARITE - A STATISTICAL SUMMARY. U.S. BUMINES IC 8763, 1978, 25 PP.

  • Reserve-Resource

    USGS PRINCIPAL THORIUM DEPOSITS OF THE USA; 15 SEPT. 93

  • Deposit

    TRACE ROBERT D SIGNIFICANCE OF UNUSUAL MINERAL OCCURRENCE AT HICKS DOME HARDIN COUNTY ILLINOIS USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 400-B 1960 PAGE B63-B64.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAR-95 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-APR-96 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 01-MAY-97 Mason Jr., G.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 18-NOV-10 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

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