Mine Index 10082993 Hobbs Prospect

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	S-T-R	11(NESENE)-12S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082993

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690067	MRDS ID:	W062474
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Hobbs Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Calcite, Fluorite, Fluorine
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	11(NESENE)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.49063,-88.3936499999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, Upper Valmeyeran Series, St. Louis Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082993
Mindat link:

Discussion

THE PROSPECT ENCOUNTERED CALCITE VEINLETS BUT NO FLUORSPAR.

Overall depth 9.75M

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.

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 141

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082993 Also referenced as 10290657