Mine Index 10083018 Cave In Rock Spar Company, Pell Mine

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	S-T-R	24(N2NENW)-12S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083018

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690078	MRDS ID:	W062504
Company Name:	Cave In Rock Spar Company
Mine/Site Name:	Pell Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Calcite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Surface, Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	24(N2NENW)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.4828499999999,-88.39087
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083018
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA WAS MODERTELY ABUNDANT.

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

THE VEIN AVERAGES 4 FT IN WIDTH.

INTERMITTENT SMALL PRODUCTION.

Name of workings PELL MINE SHAFT Overall depth 28.96M

THE SHAFT DEVELOPS A VEIN THAT APPEARS TO STRIKE N 25-30 E AND DIPS 85 SE. THE RUINS OF AN OLD MINE ADJOIN THE SHAFT. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE SHALLOW PROSPECTING AND MINING. THE MINE WAS WORKED AS AN OPEN PIT WITH A DRAGLINE.

IN OCT 1928 THE MINE HAD BEEN REOPENED TO DEVELOP PORTIONS OF THE VEIN LYING NORTHEAST OF THE OLD WORKINGS. ; ECON.COM: IN 1928 A SMALL STOCK PILE CONTAINED SEVERAL TON OF ORE APPARENTLY PICKED FOR ITS HIGH GALENA CONTENT.

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.

BASTIN, E.S., 1931, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 58, 116 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 M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 143

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083018 Also referenced as 10169313