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|MRDS_ID=W062834 | |MRDS_ID=W062834 | ||
|MAS_ID=170850056 | |MAS_ID=170850056 | ||
|Coal_co=Vinegar Hill Mining Company | |||
|Mine Name Header=Buck Hill Mine,Blewett Mine | |Mine Name Header=Buck Hill Mine,Blewett Mine | ||
|commodity_type=Metalic | |commodity_type=Metalic | ||
|commodity=Iron, Zinc | |commodity=Iron, Zinc | ||
|minerals_present=Sphalerite,Calcite,Dolomite,Pyrite,Quartz | |||
|Mine_Type=Underground | |Mine_Type=Underground | ||
|District=Upper Mississippi Valley | |District=Upper Mississippi Valley | ||
|year-start= | |year-start=1915 | ||
|year-end= | |year-end=1916 | ||
|Latitude=42.43695 | |Latitude=42.43695 | ||
|Longitude=-90.41928 | |Longitude=-90.41928 | ||
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{{NC Data}} | {{NC Data}} | ||
==Mine Data== | |||
===Workings at the site=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| Type of workings || Underground | |||
|- | |||
| Name of workings || SHAFT | |||
|- | |||
| Overall depth || 46.33M | |||
|} | |||
MORE THAN 30,000 TONS OF ORE RUNNING BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PERCENT ZN WAS MINED. | |||
THE ORE BODY IS IN THE BAUTSCH-BLACK JACK TROUGH AND IS 10 TO 40 FT THICK. ABOUT 1,500 GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE WAS PUMPED. IN MARCH, 1916, A SERIOUS CAVE IN OCCURRED AT THE NW HEADING. A DRIFT WAS DRIVEN AROUND THE CAVED AREA, BUT ROCK WAS DIFFICALT TO SUPPORT. SO THE MINE WAS ABANDONED. WHEN ABANDONED, THE MINE STILL CONTAINED MINABLE, THOUGH LOW GRADE, ORE. | |||
ECON.COM: WHEN CLOSED, THE MINE WAS RUNNING 3 PERCENT ZN. PREVIOUSLY, THE GRADE WAS 6 PERCENT. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{NC Annotated bibliography | {{NC Annotated bibliography | ||
|bibliography= | |bibliography=WILLMAN, H.B., REYNOLDS, R.R., AND HERBERT, PAUL, JR., 1946, GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PROSPECTING AND AREAS FOR PROSPECTING IN THE ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS, NO. 116, 48 P. | ||
|source_loc=No | |||
}} | |||
{{NC Annotated bibliography | |||
|bibliography=HEYL, A.V., AGNEW, A.F., LYONS, E.J., AND BEHRE, C.H., JR., 1959, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309, 310 P. | |||
|source_loc=No | |source_loc=No | ||
}} | }} |
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S-T-R | 9(SWNWSW)-28N-1E | |
County: | Jo Daviess | |
Quadrangle: | Galena | |
District: | Upper Mississippi Valley | |
Subdistrict: | ||
Mine Index Number: 10106463
ISGS ID: | 9176 | MSHA ID: | |
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MAS ID: | 170850056 | MRDS ID: | W062834 |
Company Name: | Vinegar Hill Mining Company | ||
Mine/Site Name: | Buck Hill Mine, Blewett Mine | ||
Active/Abandoned: | Unknown | ||
Start Date: | 1915 | End Date: | 1916 |
Commodity Type: | Metalic | ||
Commodity: | Iron, Zinc | ||
Minerals Present: | Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite | ||
Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
District: | Upper Mississippi Valley | Subdistrict: | |
County: | Jo Daviess | ||
Section/Township/Range: | 9(SWNWSW)-28N-1E | ||
Latitude,Longitude: | 42.43695,-90.41928 | ||
Unit(s) Mined: | Galena Group, Platteville Group | ||
Feature(s) Mined: | |||
MRDS Link: | https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106463 | ||
Mindat link: |
Mine Data/Information
Mine Data
Workings at the site
Type of workings | Underground |
Name of workings | SHAFT |
Overall depth | 46.33M |
MORE THAN 30,000 TONS OF ORE RUNNING BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PERCENT ZN WAS MINED.
THE ORE BODY IS IN THE BAUTSCH-BLACK JACK TROUGH AND IS 10 TO 40 FT THICK. ABOUT 1,500 GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE WAS PUMPED. IN MARCH, 1916, A SERIOUS CAVE IN OCCURRED AT THE NW HEADING. A DRIFT WAS DRIVEN AROUND THE CAVED AREA, BUT ROCK WAS DIFFICALT TO SUPPORT. SO THE MINE WAS ABANDONED. WHEN ABANDONED, THE MINE STILL CONTAINED MINABLE, THOUGH LOW GRADE, ORE.
ECON.COM: WHEN CLOSED, THE MINE WAS RUNNING 3 PERCENT ZN. PREVIOUSLY, THE GRADE WAS 6 PERCENT.
References
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10106463
Also referenced as 10169079
Also referenced as 10086166