Mine Index Number: 10082979
| ISGS ID:
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MSHA ID:
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| MAS ID:
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170690040
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MRDS ID:
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W062457
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| Company Name:
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Kentucky Fluorspar Company
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| Mine/Site Name:
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Fairview-Blue Diggings Fault
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| Active/Abandoned:
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Abandoned
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| Start Date:
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circa 1972
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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, Lead, Zinc
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| Minerals Present:
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Galena, Calcite, Fluorite, Sphalerite, Pyrite
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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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Rosiclare Subdistrict
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| County:
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Hardin
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| Section/Township/Range:
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5(NWNWN2)-13S-8E
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| Latitude,Longitude:
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37.4197899999999,-88.35948
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| Unit(s) Mined:
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Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault 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=10082979
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| Mindat link:
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Discussion
| Mineral occurrence model information
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| Model code |
174
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| USGS model code |
26b
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| Deposit model name |
Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
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AT THE FAIRVIEW MINE IN THE ROSICLARE AREA, THE DEEPEST MINED FLUORSPAR WAS 800 TO 900 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE.
| Ore body information
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| Strike |
N35E
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| Dip |
60E
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| Thickness |
1M
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| Depth to top |
0M
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| Width |
290M
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| Length |
1220M
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| Area |
10HA
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| Field |
Value
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| Type of Orebody #1 |
FISSURE VEIN
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| Shape of Orebody #1 |
TABULAR
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| Type of Orebody #2 |
BRECCIA FILL
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| Primary mode of Origin |
HYDROTHERMAL
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| Primary Ore Control |
FAULTING
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| Degree of Wallrock Alter. |
UNKNOWN
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| Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 |
UNKNOWN
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| Strike And Dip |
N35E
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| Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. |
0
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| Total Surface Area (HA) |
10
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| Date of Last Modification |
810616
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Discovery year 1842
Year of first production 1941
| Workings at the site
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Length |
16672M
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| Overall depth |
762M
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| Field |
Value
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| MAS Development Schedule # |
1
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| Mining Record # |
1
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| Status of Mining Method |
ACTUAL
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| Mining Method |
OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
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| Swell Factor |
.69
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| Percent Waste Rock |
48.3
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| Hardness of Rock |
HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
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| Rock Characteristics |
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
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| Rock Support Chars. |
SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
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| Mine Support Chars. |
POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
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| 1st Condition of Workings |
FLOODED
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| Capacity |
396
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| Capacity Units |
MT ORE/DAY
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| Unit Production Cost |
7.74
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| Units of Production |
$/MT ORE
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| Year of Information |
1972
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Mine Data/Information
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.
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- TRACE, R.D., 1974, ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR, FORUM ON GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 9TH, PROCEEDINGS: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUBLICATION SERIES 10, NO. 22, P. 58-76.
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- BASTIN, E.S., 1931, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 58, 116 P.
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- BRADBURY, J. C., FINGER, G. C. AND MAJOR, R. L. FLUORSPAR
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- IN ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR
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- CURRIER, L. W. GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY OF
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- FLOURSPAR AREAS IN HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. U. S.
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- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 942. 1944.
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- FOSTER, B. H. U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 205, 1905, P. 44.
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- HATMAKER, P. AND DAVIS, H. D. THE FLOURSPAR INDUSTRY OF THE
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- UNITED STATES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ILLINOIS-
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- KENTUCKY DISTRICT. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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- LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
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- MALHOTIA, R. AND SMITH, P. A. DIRECTORY OF ILLINOIS MINERAL
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- PRODUCERS, 1974. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY,
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- ILLINOIS MINERAL NOTE 64. JULY 1976.
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- SAMSON, I. AND DINGWELL, A. G. ILLINOIS MINERAL INDUSTRY IN
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- 1976. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ILLINOIS
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- MINERAL NOTE 70. MARCH 1979.
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- WELLER, J. M., GROGAN, L. E., AND TIPPIE, F. E. GEOLOGY OF
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- THE FLOURSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS. ILLINOIS STATE
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- GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 76. 1952.
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- WELLER, S. THE GEOLOGY OF HARDIN COUNTY AND THE ADJOINING
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- POPE COUNTY. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN
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- ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGIC SURVEY BULL 41 P 295
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- BAIN H FOSTER USGS BULL 255 1905 P 44
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082979
Also referenced as 10217803
