Mine Index Number: 10082972
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MSHA ID:
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| MAS ID:
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170690144
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MRDS ID:
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W062448
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| Company Name:
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Ozark-Mahoning Company
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| Mine/Site Name:
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Denton Mine
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| Active/Abandoned:
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Abandoned
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| Start Date:
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Unknown
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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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Barite(Barytes), Fluorspar, Lead, Zinc
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| Minerals Present:
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Galena, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Quartz, Sphalerite
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| District:
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Fluorspar District
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Subdistrict:
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Harris Creek Subdistrict
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| County:
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Hardin
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| Section/Township/Range:
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9(SW)-11S-9E
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| Latitude,Longitude:
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37.5709,-88.2200299999998
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| Unit(s) Mined:
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Chesterian Series, Renault Limestone, Glen Dean Limestone
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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=10082972
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| Mindat link:
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Mine Data/Information
Mine Data
MINED BY THE ROOM AND PILLAR METHOD.
ECON.COM: PB, ZN, AND AG ARE BYPRODUCTS OF FLUORSPAR MINING.
OZARK-MAHONING COMPANY IS A SUBSIDIARY OF PENNWALT CORPORATION (100%). UPDATE WAS DONE NOVEMBER 1987 FROM DATA GIVEN BY MAFO COST, OPERATION AND RESERVES DATA WILL PROBABLY BE TRANSFERED TO AND TREATED UNDER THE ROSICLARE MILL FILE(SEQ.#0170699908) ALONG WITH THE (MINERVA) NO.1 (SEQ.#0170690123) AND ANNABELL LEE (SEQ.#0170690162) MINES. - (15 JUNE 93)
Ore Body Information
| Depth to top |
191M
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| Area |
5HA
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| Field |
Value
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| Type of Orebody #1 |
REPLACEMENT
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| Shape of Orebody #1 |
TABULAR
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| Primary mode of Origin |
HYDROTHERMAL
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| Primary Ore Control |
FRACTURING
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| Secondary Ore Control |
LITHOLOGY
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| Degree of Wallrock Alter. |
UNKNOWN
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| Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 |
UNKNOWN
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| Minimum Depth to Top |
183
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| Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. |
6
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| Total Surface Area (HA) |
5
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| Date of Last Modification |
810923
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Production statistics
| Year |
Description
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| 1983 |
43660 Mt Of Ore
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| 1984 |
42407 Mt Of Ore
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| 1985 |
54312 Mt Of Ore
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| 1986 |
60343 Mt Of Ore
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PRECISE PRODUCT A OUTPUT = 60.8 MT COMMOD/DAY. PRECISE PRODUCT D OUTPUT = 9.7 MT COMMOD/DAY.
PRODUCTION COMMENCED IN AUGUST 1981 AND PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN AUGUST 1994 - ORE RESERVES MINED OUT.
References
- BAILIE, H., E. POWELL, W. MELCHER, AND F. J. MYSLINSKI. FLUORSPAR MINING METHODS AND COSTS, OZARK-MAHONING CO., HARDIN COUNTY, ILL. BUMINES IC 7984, 1960, 33 PP.
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- BRADBURY, J. C., G. C. FINGER, AND R. L. MAJOR. FLUORSPAR IN ILLINOIS. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 420, 1968, 64 PP.
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- FINGER, G. C., H. E. RISSER, AND J. C. BRADBURY. ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 296, 1960,36 PP.
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- GROGAN, R. M., AND J. C. BRADBURY. FLUORITE-ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY JOHN D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1ST ED., 1968, PP. 370-399.
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- SAMPSON, I.E., AND MASTERS, J.M., 1990, DIRECTORY OF ILLINOIS MINERAL PRODUCERS, 1988-1989, ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ILLINOIS MINERAL NOTES 103, P. 44.
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- PINCKNEY, D. M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 970, 1976, 15 PP.
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10082972https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082972
Also referenced as 10144653
