Mine Index 10083051 Acup And Sons, Acup Prospect

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	S-T-R	27(SENWNE)-11S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083051

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510033	MRDS ID:	W062548
Company Name:	Acup And Sons
Mine/Site Name:	Acup Prospect
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Surface, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	27(SENWNE)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.54701,-88.4205999999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Lower Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083051
Mindat link:

Discussion

Faulting present.

(Local) Weathering Of Limestone To Form A Gravel Spar Deposit.

GRAVEL SPAR IS FOUND AT THE SURFACE AND VEINLETS OCCUR IN THE LIMESTONE BELOW. THE DEPOSIT STRIKES N 30 E.

Name of workings PITS Overall depth 15.24M

DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF PROSPECT PITS.

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 J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 136

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083051 Also referenced as 10169361