Mine Index 10083082 Karber And Adams, Slapout Mine

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

Mine Index Number: 10083082

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510037	MRDS ID:	W062590
Company Name:	Karber And Adams
Mine/Site Name:	Slapout Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Surface, Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	34(SESENW)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.51924,-88.42476
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083082
Mindat link:

Discussion

NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WERE IDENTIFIED.

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

Faulting present

THE VEIN TRENDS N 25 E AND IS ABOUT 3 FT WIDE ON AVERAGE. THE VEIN FOLLOWS A COMPLEX SET OF FRACTURES.

THERE WAS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AT THIS DEPOSIT.

Overall depth 39.62M

AN OPEN CUT IS BEING MINED ABOVE THE OLDER WORKINGS.

RESIDUAL 'GRAVEL SPAR' AND REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION OCCUR IN THE VEIN DEPOSIT.

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. 138.

WELLER J M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 138

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083082 Also referenced as 10241854