Mine Index 10083077 Karber and Adams, Pierce Mine,Raum Mine

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	S-T-R	34(SWNWNE)-11S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10083077

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510022	MRDS ID:	W062582
Company Name:	Karber and Adams
Mine/Site Name:	Pierce Mine, Raum Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Surface
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	34(SWNWNE)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.52313,-88.4222599999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083077
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA AND SPHALERITE WERE OF ONLY MINOR ABUNDANCE.

Mine Data

PRINCIPAL TREND OF THE VEIN IS N 70-80 E WITH A DIP OF 85 SE.

Workings at the site

INTERMITTENT COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION. MOST RECENTLY, ORE WAS MINED VIA AN OPEN CUT.

WORKINGS RANGE TO 200 FT DEEP.

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. 137.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10083077
Also referenced as 10290904