Mine Index 10086173 Smith (H.), Hoosier Mine

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	S-T-R	36-29N-1W
	County:	Jo Daviess
	Quadrangle:	Galena
	District:
	Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10086173

ISGS ID:	9222	MSHA ID:
MAS ID:		MRDS ID:	W800023
Company Name:	Smith (H.)
Mine/Site Name:	Hoosier Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1909	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Metallic
Commodity:	Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:	Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:		Subdistrict:
County:	Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range:	36-29N-1W
Latitude,Longitude:	42.4622299999998,-90.4409399999998
Unit(s) Mined:
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10086173
Mindat link:

Mine Data

Workings at the site

Type of workings	Underground
Name of workings	SHAFT
Overall depth	35.05M

IN 1909, A SHAFT WAS SUNK. THE MINE IS APPARENTLY WORKED OUT AND ABANDONED (COX, 1914, P. 56). MINING WAS HAMPERED BY A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER.

References

HEYL, A.V., AGNEW, A.F., LYONS, E.J., AND BEHRE, C.H., JR., 1959, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309, 310 P.

COX, G.H., 1914, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 21, 120 P.

WILLMAN, H.B., REYNOLDS, R.R., AND HERBERT, PAUL, JR., 1946, GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PROSPECTING AND AREAS FOR PROSPECTING IN THE ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS, NO. 116, 48 P.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10086173