Cullen Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10266889
MAS/MILS ID 0211390011
Record type Site
Current site name Cullen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -88.22173, 37.24817 (WGS84)
Elevation 114
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Livingston(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dycusburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Paducah(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Kentucky Livingston

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -88.22173, 37.24817

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mineral Ridge District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cullen Mining Co
    Interest 100
    Home office Kentucky
    Year 1973

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 24M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method TIMBERED STOPES W/CAVING METHODS
    Swell Factor .57
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CASTOR, T.J., HEALTH AND SAFETY INSP. OF CULLEN NO.2 MINE ,

  • Deposit

    MINING CO., SALEM, LIVINGSTON CO. KENTUCKY, BUMINES H AND S

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 1,3,AND 4, 1972.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-83 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.