Mine Index 10082977   Eureka Lead Company,  Eureka Lead Mine

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S-T-R 23(SWNESW)-11S-9E
County: Hardin
Quadrangle: Saline Mines
District: Fluorspar District
Subdistrict: Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082977

ISGS ID: MSHA ID:
MAS ID: 170690054 MRDS ID: W062455
Company Name: Eureka Lead Company
Mine/Site Name: Eureka Lead Mine
Active/Abandoned: Unknown
Start Date: circa 1973 End Date: Unknown
Commodity Type: Metallic, Non-Metallic
Commodity: Fluorspar, Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:
Type of Mine: Underground
District: Fluorspar District Subdistrict: Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
County: Hardin
Section/Township/Range: 23(SWNESW)-11S-9E
Latitude,Longitude: 37.5431299999998,-88.1861399999998
Unit(s) Mined: Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined: Peters_Creek_Fault_Zone
MRDS Link: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082977
Mindat link:


Discussion

THE EAST SHAFT YIELDED A LITTLE PB AND ZN ORE WHICH WAS SHIPPED. FLUORSPAR WAS FOUND ONLY IN THE WEST SHAFT AND WAS NOT ABUNDANT. GALENA WAS MODERATELY ABUNDANT, BUT SPHALERITE WAS A MINOR COMPONENT.

PETERS CREEK FAULT TRENDS N 55 W AND DIPS TO THE NW.




Mine Data/Information


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Company: Ozark-Mahoning Company
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More Info: CaveInRockFluorsparDistrict1956 OZM.jpg
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File Type: Map
Caption: Ozark-Mahoning Company

Map of Cavie-In-Rock Fluorspar District
Date: 10/03/1956

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Company: Mahoning Mining Company
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Caption: Mahoning Ming Company

Map of Cave-in-Rock Fluorspar District

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Caption: Map showing Stratigraphic Position of Mineralized rocks in Mines and test borings.

Mahoning Mining Company Property and vicinity. (ISGS Map)
Credit: Illinois State Geological Survey
Date: 1945

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Caption: Ozark Mahoning company

Hill Ledford Mine west exploration area
Date: 11/1967

Mine Data

Shafts

THE EAST SHAFT HAS A CROSS CUT AT THE BOTTOM EXTENDING 28 FT TO THE NW. NO DRIFTS WERE DRIVEN ON THE WEST SHAFT.

East Shaft

Depth: 16.76M

West Shaft

Depth: 24.38M

References

  • BASTIN EDSON S ILL GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 85
  • WELLER J MARVIN ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 140
  • 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.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10082977https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082977
Also referenced as 10217511