Mine Index 10086353   Illinois Mine

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S-T-R 23(SESE)-27N-2E
County: Jo Daviess
Quadrangle: Elizabeth
District: Upper Mississippi Valley
Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10086353

ISGS ID: 9165 MSHA ID:
MAS ID: MRDS ID:
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name: Illinois Mine
Active/Abandoned: Abandoned
Start Date: Unknown End Date: Unknown
Commodity Type: Metallic
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present: Galena, Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Type of Mine: Underground
District: Upper Mississippi Valley Subdistrict:
County: Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range: 23(SESE)-27N-2E
Latitude,Longitude: 42.31251,-90.24011
Unit(s) Mined: Galena Group, Platteville Group
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10086353
Mindat link:


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Mine Data/Information



Mine Data

Working at the site

Type of workings Underground
Name of workings DRIFT
Length 45.72M
Type of workings Underground
Name of workings HOISTING SHAFT
Overall depth 33.53M
Type of workings Underground
Name of workings PUMP SHAFT
Overall depth 39.62M

The maximum depth reached was 96ft, until 1906 when two shafts where sunk. A drift was cut 150ft to the south following a thin sheet of galena

References

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

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10086353