Mine Index 10106444   Tri-State Zinc, Inc.,  Black Jack Mine, Marsden Black Jack Mine, Marsden Lode, Peru Mine

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S-T-R 4(SWNW)-27N-1E, 33(SW)-28N-1E
County: Jo Daviess
Quadrangle: Bellevue
District: Upper Mississippi Valley
Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10106444

ISGS ID: MSHA ID:
MAS ID: 0170850050 MRDS ID: W062756
Company Name: Tri-State Zinc Inc.
Mine/Site Name: Black Jack Mine, Marsden Black Jack Mine, Marsden Lode, Peru Mine, Blackjack Mine
Active/Abandoned: Unknown
Start Date: 1854 End Date: 1952
Commodity Type:
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present: Clay, Galena, Dolomite, Calcite, Sphalerite, Marcasite
Type of Mine: Underground
District: Upper Mississippi Valley Subdistrict:
County: Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range: 4(SWNW)-27N-1E, 33(SW)-28N-1E
Latitude,Longitude: 0,0
Unit(s) Mined: Galena Group, Platteville Group, Decorah Subgroup, Spechts Ferry Formation
Feature(s) Mined: Wisconsin_Arch
MRDS Link: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106444
Mindat link:


Discussion

The Black Jack mine of the Mineral Point Zinc Company, now leased by TriState Zinc, Inc., is about three miles south of Galena. Nearly two million tons of ore are reported to have been taken from this mine since it was discovered in 1854. It was last operated in 1926. The deposit is a double pitch with heavy mineralization in the core-ground and rich lead ore deposits extending upward to the surface. Some stapes are reported to be over 100 feet high. A considerable tonnage of ore remains in the mine, principally in a block on the Martens property at the north end of the mine and at several places along the southwest pitch which is relatively high in iron. Much of this ore is a long distance from the hoisting shaft. There is a good possibility that the potentialities of the Glassrock and "Trenton" have not been adequately explored. Judging from the few drill-holes, the possibility of finding additional lateral extensions of ore, such as those already mined on the Wienen and Kipp properties, has not been investigated. These ore runs occur at places where the major ore body makes a sharp but small change in direction and at least one such locality appears to be unprospected.


Mine Data/Information


References

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • BAIN, H.F., 1905, ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 246, 56 P.
  • COX, G.H., 1914, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 21, 120 P.
  • CHAMBERLIN, 1882, P. 477-478.
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. Plate 1 Plate 2(Source of Mine Location)
  • HEYL AND OTHERS, 1959, P. 178; WILLMAN AND OTHERS, 1946, P. 33.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10106444
Also referenced as 10290576

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