Mine Index 10083039 Inland Steel, Wall Mine No.1

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	S-T-R	35(NWSESW)-11S-9E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Saline Mines
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083039

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690102	MRDS ID:	W062533
Company Name:	Inland Steel
Mine/Site Name:	Wall Mine No.1
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	35(NWSESW)-11S-9E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.51451,-88.1836399999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083039
Mindat link:

Discussion

Controls for ore emplacement: Selective Replacement Of Limestone Beds. Ore body information: BLANKET

SMALL PRODUCTION; SMALL PRODUCTION OF GRAVEL SPAR.

SHALLOW SHAFTS AND ADITS.

BEDDED FLUORITE DEPOSITS FORM PRIMARILY FROM SELECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE BEDS.

References

Bibliography
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.

Bibliography
BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 1-- SALINE MINES, CAVE I ROCK, DEKOVEN, AND REPTON QUADRANGLES; ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 342, 43 P.

Bibliography
WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 76, 147 P.

Bibliography
WELLER J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 140

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083039 Also referenced as 10168936