Mine Index 10082975 Rock Creek Mining Company, Dutton Prospect

Disclaimer
	S-T-R	20(SWNWSE)-11S-9E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Saline Mines
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Rosiclare Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082975

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690017	MRDS ID:	W062452
Company Name:	Rock Creek Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	Dutton Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Rosiclare Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	20(SWNWSE)-11S-9E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.54424,-88.2353099999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Caseyville Formation
Feature(s) Mined:	Hogthief_Creek_Fault_Zone, Rock_Creek_Graben
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082975
Mindat link:

Discussion

NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WERE REPORTED. Hogthief Fault System And Fluorspar Veins Along The Northwestern Edge Of Rock Creek Graben. THIN STRINGERS OF FLOURSPAR WERE FOUND IN SHALLOW PROSPECT SHAFTS. SOME DIAMOND DRILLING

Mine Data

Workings at the site
Type of workings	Underground
Name of workings	PROSPECT SHAFTS
Overall depth	6.1M

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.

BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 1--SALINE MINES, CAVE IN ROCK DEKOVEN, AND REPTON QUADRANGLES: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 342, 43 P.

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

WELLER J M ET AL GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINO

ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 140

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082975 Also referenced as 10290525