Mine Index 10083023 Yingling Mining Company/Allied Chemical Corporation/Industrial Chemicals Division, Rose Creek

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	S-T-R	11(S2)-11S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:
	Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10083023

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690006	MRDS ID:	W062511
Company Name:	Allied Chemical Corporation, Yingling Mining Company, Industrial Chemicals Division
Mine/Site Name:	Rose Creek
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Metallic, Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar, Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:		Subdistrict:
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	11(S2)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.57368,-88.40976
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=10083023
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA AND SPHALERITE WERE MODERATELY ABUNDANT.

Discovery date: 1910

THERE WAS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.

THE FAULT TRENDS N55 E AND DIPS 80 SE.

INCLUDES CONLEY AND SMEE SHAFTS.

Mine Data

Controls for ore placement: faulting

Workings at the site
Type of workings	Underground
Name of workings	SHAFT
Overall depth	91.44M
Type of workings	Underground
Name of workings	SHAFT
Overall depth	47.24M

Ore body information
Strike	N55E
Dip	80E
Thickness	1.2M
Width	0M
Length	1220M
Field	Value
Type of Orebody #1	FISSURE VEIN
Shape of Orebody #1	TABULAR
Type of Orebody #2	SHEAR ZONE
Type of Orebody #3	BRECCIA FILL
Primary mode of Origin	HYDROTHERMAL
Primary Ore Control	FAULTING
Secondary Ore Control	FRACTURING
Degree of Wallrock Alter.	UNKNOWN
Type of Wallrock Alter. #1	UNKNOWN
Strike And Dip	N55E
Date of Last Modification	800402

Workings at the site
Type of workings	Underground
Field	Value
MAS Development Schedule #	1
Mining Record #	1
Hardness of Rock	HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
Rock Characteristics	ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
Rock Support Chars.	SUPPORTING
Mine Support Chars.	TIMBER
Capacity	189
Capacity Units	MT ORE/DAY
Units of Production	$/MT ORE

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. 135.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083023 Also referenced as 10266176