Mine Index 10082999 J. Oxford Prospect

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	S-T-R	17(SWSWSE)-11S-9E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Saline Mines
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10082999

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690075	MRDS ID:	W062481
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	J. Oxford Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorine-Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Surface, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	17(SWSWSE)-11S-9E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.5553499999998,-88.23475
Unit(s) Mined:	Caseyville Formation
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082999
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA WAS MINOR AND NO SPHALERITE WAS REPORTED

THIN VEINLETS OF FLUORITE WERE EXPOSED IN THE FAULT ZONE IN THE CREEK. THE FAULT TRENDS N 55 W AND DIPS TO THE NW

Controls for ore placement: Faulting

PROPSECTING AND CHURN DRILLING WERE DONE NEAR THE FAULT ZONE.

Mine Data

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

References

BASTIN, E. S. THE FLOURSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE

COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. 1931, P. 89-90.

WELLER, J. M., ET AL, ILL. GEOL. SURV., BULLETIN 76, 1952, P

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.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10082999 Also referenced as 10290536