Mine Index 10083088 A. B. C. Mining Company, King, King and Fergusen

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	S-T-R	21(NWSW)-10S-7E
	County:	Saline
	Quadrangle:	Rudement
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Southeastern Saline County

Mine Index Number: 10083088

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171650003	MRDS ID:	W062598
Company Name:	A. B. C. Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	King, King and Fergusen
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	Unknown	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Prospect, Surface, Underground, Occurrence
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Southeastern Saline County
County:	Saline
Section/Township/Range:	21(NWSW)-10S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.63785,-88.44643
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Chesterian Series, Grove Church Shale, Tar Springs Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083088
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA AND SPHALERITE ARE MINOR MINERALS.

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

THE GROUP OF PROSPECT TRENCHES AND PITS EXPOSED SHEARED REMNANTS OF FLUORSPAR VEINS.

PROBABLE SITE OF THE KING AND FERGUSON MINE OF EARLIER REPORTS.

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 134

BAIN H FOSTER USGS BULL 255 1905 P 60

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10083088 Also referenced as 10183872