Mine Index 10266425   Fleege (Henry),  Betsy Mine,Weinschenk Mine

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S-T-R 27(SWNENE)-28N-1W
County: Jo Daviess
Quadrangle: Galena
District: Upper Mississippi Valley
Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10266425

ISGS ID: MSHA ID:
MAS ID: 170850065 MRDS ID: W800299
Company Name: Fleege (Henry)
Mine/Site Name: Betsy Mine, Weinschenk Mine
Active/Abandoned: Unknown
Start Date: 1908 End Date: 1913
Commodity Type: Metallic
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present: Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Type of Mine: Underground
District: Upper Mississippi Valley Subdistrict:
County: Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range: 27(SWNENE)-28N-1W
Latitude,Longitude: 42.39891,-90.4720099999998
Unit(s) Mined: Galena Group, Platteville Group
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10266425
Mindat link:


Discussion

THE MINE PRODUCED LEAD AND ZINC CARBONATE ORE.


Mine Data/Information



Mine Data

Workings at the Site

Type of workings Underground
Overall width 18.29M

THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SMALL MINE. TWO SHAFTS 520 FT APART ARE AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE MINE. THE OREBODY IS 60 FT WIDE IN PLACES, BUT IS WORKED MAINLY BY NARROW DRIFTS PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWARD-DIPPING PITCH, WHICH STRIKES ALONG THE SOUTH WALL.

References

  • 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.
  • 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.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10266425
Also referenced as 10086379