Mine Index 10082996 Rosiclare Lead And Fluorspar Mining Company, Interstate No. 2 Mine

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	S-T-R	17(NENWNE)-12S-8E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082996

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:		MRDS ID:	W062478
Company Name:	Rosiclare Lead And Fluorspar Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	Interstate No. 2 Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Underground, Unknown, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	17(NENWNE)-12S-8E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.47451,-88.4508699999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Chesterian Series, Grove Church Shale, Tar Springs Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082996
Mindat link:

Discussion

GRAVEL SPAR WAS MINED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

Overall depth 39.01M

AN EXPLORATORY SHAFT ABOUT 100 FT N OF OLD MARTIN MINE.

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 AND OTHERS, 1952, P. 144.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082996