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Henson Mine

Past Producer in Pope county in Illinois, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10242036
MAS/MILS ID 0171510058
Record type Site
Current site name Henson Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -88.47064, 37.46507 (WGS84)
Elevation 137
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

Shetlerville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paducah(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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50E
    Dip 75S
    Thickness 2.4M
    Length 1259M
    Width 54M
    Depth to top 235M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N50E:75S
    Minimum Depth to Top 209
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 6
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830210
  • Area 2HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Mining method Shrinkage Methods
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ozark-Mahoning Co.,A Pennwalt Subsidiary
    ID 1102713
    Interest 100
    Home office Oklahoma
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Description 44750 Mt Of Ore
  • Year 1984
    Description 44750 Mt Of Ore
  • Year 1985
    Description 44750 Mt Of Ore

Comments on the production information

  • MILL OUTPUT VALUES HAVE BEEN ROUNDED FROM PRECISE VALUES.
  • IN 1985 THE RESERVES WERE DEPLETED AND THE MINE CLOSED DOWN THE UPDATE WAS DONE NOVEMBER 1987 FROM DATA GIVEN BY MAFO
  • PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE ESTIMATES BY COMMODITY SPECIALIST, MAFO

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REPORTED TONNAGES AND GRADES ARE IN SITU ESTIMATES.
  • RESOURCES DEPLETED. CLOSED IN 1985.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1200M
    Overall depth 277M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SHRINKAGE METHODS
    Swell Factor .75
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 179
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 23.47
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS UNKNOWN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BAILIE, H., E. POWELL, W. MELCHER, AND F. J. MYSLINSKI.

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR MINING METHODS AND COSTS, OZARK-MAHONING CO.,

  • Deposit

    HARDIN COUNTY, ILL. BUMINES IC 7984, 1960, 33 PP.

  • Deposit

    BRADBURY, J. C., G. C. FINGER, AND R. L. MAJOR. FLUORSPAR

  • Deposit

    IN ILLINOIS. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 420, 1968,

  • Deposit

    P. 13.

  • Deposit

    FINGER, G. C., H. E. RISSER, AND J. C. BRADBURY. ILLINOIS

  • Deposit

    FLUORSPAR. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 296, 1960,

  • Deposit

    36 PP.

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R. M., AND J. C. BRADBURY. FLUORITE-ZINC-LEAD

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. CH.

  • Deposit

    IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY

  • Deposit

    JOHN D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1ST ED., 1968,

  • Deposit

    PP. 370-399.

  • Deposit

    PINCKNEY, D. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY

  • Deposit

    MINING DISTRICT. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 970,

  • Deposit

    1976, 15 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-93 Tjm U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/18/1986
MSHA mine ID1102713
Mine name (MSHA)Henson Or Henson Shaft
Current operatorOzark-Mahoning Company
Current controller (parent)Pennwalt Corp
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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