Mine Index 10086355 Vinegar Hill Mining Company/Ginte Mining Company, Graham-Ginte Mine,Bartel and Sherrill
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S-T-R | 32(Center)-29N-1E | |
County: | Jo Daviess | |
Quadrangle: | Galena | |
District: | Upper Mississippi Valley | |
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Mine Index Number: 10086355
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MAS ID: | W800263 | MRDS ID: | |
Company Name: | Vinegar Hill Mining Company, Ginte Mining Company | ||
Mine/Site Name: | Graham-Ginte Mine, Bartel and Sherrill | ||
Active/Abandoned: | Abandoned | ||
Start Date: | 1916 | End Date: | 1946 |
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: | 32(Center)-29N-1E | ||
Latitude,Longitude: | 42.46723,-90.42372 | ||
Unit(s) Mined: | Galena Group, Platteville Group | ||
Feature(s) Mined: | |||
MRDS Link: | https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10086355 | ||
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Discussion
GRAHAM-GINTE MINE IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ZINC MNES IN ILLINOIS.
Mine Data/Information
Mine Data
Ore body information
Thickness | 30.48M |
Width | 91.44M |
Length | 762M |
THE INITIAL MINING WAS AT THE NORTH PART OF THE MINE WHERE THE TOPS OF THE PITCHES CROPPED OUT.
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10086355