Mine Index 10083040 Inland Steel, Wall Mine No. 2

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	S-T-R	34(W2SWSE)-11S-9E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Saline Mines
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083040

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690103	MRDS ID:	W062534
Company Name:	Inland Steel
Mine/Site Name:	Wall Mine No. 2
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	34(W2SWSE)-11S-9E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.5125699999998,-88.1983599999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083040
Mindat link:

Discussion

Controls for ore placement: Selective Replacement Of Limestone Beds. Ore body information: BLANKET

BEDDED FLUORITE DEPOSITS FORM PRIMARILY FROM SELECTIVE REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE BEDS.

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.

BAXTER, J.W., POTTER, E.P., AND DOYLE, F.L., 1963, AREAL GEOLOGY OF THE ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, PART 1-- SALINE MINES, CAVE I ROCK, DEKOVEN, AND REPTON QUADRANGLES; ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 342, 43 P.

WELLER J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 140

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083040 Also referenced as 10169038