Mine Index 10086393 Vinegar Hill Mining Company, Pittsburg,Great Western Mine
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| S-T-R | 4(SESE)-27N-1E | |
| County: | Jo Daviess | |
| Quadrangle: | Bellevue | |
| District: | Upper Mississippi Valley | |
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Mine Index Number: 10086393
| ISGS ID: | 9151 | MSHA ID: | |
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| MAS ID: | MRDS ID: | W800314 | |
| Company Name: | Vinegar Hill Mining Company | ||
| Mine/Site Name: | Pittsburg, Great Western Mine | ||
| Active/Abandoned: | Abandoned | ||
| Start Date: | 1915 | End Date: | 1916 |
| Commodity Type: | Metallic | ||
| Commodity: | Lead, Zinc | ||
| Minerals Present: | Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite | ||
| Type of Mine: | Underground | ||
| District: | Upper Mississippi Valley | Subdistrict: | |
| County: | Jo Daviess | ||
| Section/Township/Range: | 4(SESE)-27N-1E | ||
| Latitude,Longitude: | 42.35918,-90.4001099999998 | ||
| Unit(s) Mined: | Galena Group, Platteville Group | ||
| Feature(s) Mined: | |||
| MRDS Link: | https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10086393 | ||
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Discussion
THE ORE IS RICH IN ZINC NEAR THE SHAFT, BUT IS LEANER TO THE NW.
Mine Data/Information
Mine Data
Workings at the site
| Type of workings | Underground |
| Name of workings | SHAFT |
| Overall depth | 46.33M |
MORE THAN 30,000 TONS OF ORE RUNNING BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PERCENT ZN WAS MINED.
THE ORE BODY IS IN THE BAUTSCH-BLACK JACK TROUGH AND IS 10 TO 40 FT THICK. ABOUT 1,500 GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE WAS PUMPED. IN MARCH, 1916, A SERIOUS CAVE IN OCCURRED AT THE NW HEADING. A DRIFT WAS DRIVEN AROUND THE CAVED AREA, BUT ROCK WAS DIFFICALT TO SUPPORT. SO THE MINE WAS ABANDONED. WHEN ABANDONED, THE MINE STILL CONTAINED MINABLE, THOUGH LOW GRADE, ORE.
ECON.COM: WHEN CLOSED, THE MINE WAS RUNNING 3 PERCENT ZN. PREVIOUSLY, THE GRADE WAS 6 PERCENT.
References
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10086393
Also referenced as 10106463