Mine Index Number: 10069402
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MSHA ID:
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| MAS ID:
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0170690130
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MRDS ID:
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W017454
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| Company Name:
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St. Joseph Lead Company
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| Mine/Site Name:
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Hicks Dome Rare - Earth, Thorium Prospects, Jr. No. 1 Oil Test Well, Henry Hamp
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| Active/Abandoned:
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Abandoned
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| Start Date:
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circa 1952
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End Date:
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Unknown
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| Commodity Type:
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Metallic, Non-Metallic
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| Commodity:
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Fluorspar, Rare Earths, Thorium
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| Minerals Present:
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Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Thorium, Apatite, Niobium
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| Type of Mine:
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| District:
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Subdistrict:
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| County:
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Hardin
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| Section/Township/Range:
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30-11S-8E
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| Latitude,Longitude:
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37.5334,-88.3667099999998
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| Unit(s) Mined:
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Upper Devonian Series
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| Feature(s) Mined:
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| MRDS Link:
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https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10069402
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Discussion
THE HAMP WELL IS 895 M. DEEP, THE LOWER 408 M. OF WHICH INTERSECTS A MINERALIZED BRECCIA ZONE.
IN THE BRECCIA ZONE, FLUORITE WAS 2 TO 5% AND ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 12.8% CAF2. THORIUM PROBABLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE 0.029% EQUIVALENT URANIUM IN THE UPPER PART OF THE BRECCIA.
Mine Data/Information
References
- BROWN, J.S., EMERY, J.A., AND MEYER, P.A., JR., 1954, EXPLOSION PIPE IN TEST WELL ON HICKS DOME, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: ECON. GEOL. V. 49 NO. 8 P. 891 - 902
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- TRACE, R.D., 1960, SIGNIFICANCE OF UNUSUAL MINERAL OCCURRENCE AT HICKS DOME, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS: USGS PROF. PAPER 400B P. B63 - B64.
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- 1952 GEOCHEM AMHERST COLLEGE, G.W. BAIN
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- MC GINNIS, L.D., AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 363, 12 P.
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- 1960 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BAXTER ET AL
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- 1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10069402https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10069402
Also referenced as 10193390
