Mine Index 10069403 Egyptian Mining Company, Empire Fluorspar Mine,Egyptian Shaft

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	S-T-R	27-11S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10069403

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:		MRDS ID:
Company Name:	Egyptian Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	Empire Fluorspar Mine, Egyptian Shaft
Active/Abandoned:	Unknown
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	1960
Commodity Type:	Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar, Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:
Type of Mine:
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	27-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.52729,-88.42282
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:	Empire_Fault
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10069403
Mindat link:

Discussion

See also 10193270

Mine Data

Ore body information

General form	LINEAR, TABULAR
Strike	N 55 DEG E
Dip	70 DEG SE

THE EMPIRE MINE WAS CLOSED IN 1960 AFTER IT FLOODED.

AVERAGE VEIN WIDTH IS 75CM. AND SHAFTS ARE 6 TO 55 M. DEEP (WELLER 1952)

References

BAXTER, J.W., DESBOROUGH, G.A., AND SHAW, C.W., 1967, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT PART 3: ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 413, 41 P.

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

MCGINNIS, L.D., AND BRADBURY, J.C., 1964, AEROMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE HARDIN COUNTY AREA, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 363, 12 P.

1942 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, J.M. WELLER

1961 GEOLMAP ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, G.A. DESBOROUGH

1964 GEOPHYS ILL. STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; AEROMAG. SURVEY

U.S. BU MINES MINERAL YEARBOOK, 1960

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10069403https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10069403