Mine Index 10082982 Frailey Workings

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	S-T-R	16(W2SENW)-12S-9E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Cave In Rock
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082982

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690056	MRDS ID:	W062460
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Frailey Workings
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Surface, Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	16(W2SENW)-12S-9E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4753499999998,-88.22086
Unit(s) Mined:	Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082982
Mindat link:

Discussion

PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = PADUCAH 1:250000

GALENA WAS A MINOR MINERAL.

THE VEIN TRENDS N 45 W. VEINLETS OF FLUORSPAR ARE REPORTED.

MINOR PRODUCTION OF GRAVEL SPAR.

Overall depth 12.19M

SHAFTS, PITS, AND TRENCHES ARE REPORTED.

BEDDED FLUORITE DEPOSITS FORM PRIMARILY FROM SELECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE BEDS. WELLER AND OTHERS (1952) REPORTS A VEIN MINERALIZATION AT THIS SITE..

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.

BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 1-- SALINE MINES, CAVE I 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 MARVIN ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 146

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082982 Also referenced as 10193646