Mine Index 10086337 Buck Lead Mine,Buck Lead Range

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	S-T-R	8(NESE)-28N-1E
	County:	Jo Daviess
	Quadrangle:	Galena
	District:	Upper Mississippi Valley
	Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10086337

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:		MRDS ID:	W800233
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Buck Lead Mine, Buck Lead Range
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	1824	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Metallic
Commodity:	Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:	Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Type of Mine:	Unknown
District:	Upper Mississippi Valley	Subdistrict:
County:	Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range:	8(NESE)-28N-1E
Latitude,Longitude:	42.43529,-90.4256699999998
Unit(s) Mined:
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10086337
Mindat link:

Discussion

THIS IS A VERY OLD AND IMPORTANT LEAD MINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Discovery year	<1820
Discoverer	Old Buck, A Fox And Sac Indian
Year of first production	<1824
Production years	WORK BY INDIANS BEFORE 1823; WHEN THE FIRST WHITE SETTLERS ARRIVED, THEY TOOK OVER AND MINED IT FOR MANY YEARS.

THIS MINE PRODUCED A VERY LARGE TONNAGE OF LEAD ORE.

MINING PROBABLY DID NOT GO BELOW THE GROUND-WATER LEVEL.

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.

WHITNEY, J.D., 1866, GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD REGION: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY V. 1, P. 153-207.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10086337