Mine Index 10083019 Preen Mine, Red Tipple Mine

Mine Index Number: 10083019

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690079	MRDS ID:	W062506
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Preen Mine, Red Tipple Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Calcite, Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Surface, Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Interstate Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	19(NWNENW)-12S-8E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.46535,-88.37004
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Grove Church Shale, Tar Springs Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083019
Mindat link:

THIS WAS A RESIDUAL 'GRAVEL SPAR' DEPOSITS FORMED FROM THE SURFACE WEATHERING OF FLUORITE-RICH ROCKS. THE OREBODY TRENDS NORTH-SOUTH.

SMALL PRODUCTION OF GRAVEL SPAR.

Overall depth 22.86M

A FEW SHALLOW PITS LINE UP IN A N-S DIRECTION. THERE ARE MANY ABANDONDED SHAFTS AND TEST PITS IN THE VICINITY. THE DEEPEST REACHES A DEPTH OF 125 FT.

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

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.