Mine Index 10082997 Rosiclare Lead And Fluorspar Mining Company, Interstate No.1 Mine

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	S-T-R	17(C NWSW)-12S-8E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Rosiclare
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082997

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690023	MRDS ID:	W062479
Company Name:	Rosiclare Lead And Fluorspar Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	Interstate No.1 Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	17(C NWSW)-12S-8E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.47146,-88.35532
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Chesterian Series, Grove Church Shale, Tar Springs Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:	Illinois_Furnace_Fault
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082997
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Discussion

BOTH GALENA AND SPHALERITE WERE MINOR MINERALS.

Mineral occurrence model information
Model code	174
USGS model code	26b
Deposit model name	Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

ON ILLINOIS FURNACE FAULT; THE VEIN TRENDED N 50 E AND AVERAGED ONE FT IN WIDTH.

Name of workings OLD WORKINGS Overall depth 30.48M

THESE ARE THE OLD WORKINGS ON THE ILLINOIS FURNACE FAULT BETWEEN CULLUM AND GIBBONS SHAFTS.

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 M J ET AL GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS

ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 145

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082997 Also referenced as 10168749