Mine Index 10106413 Cox, Beecher Williams

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	S-T-R	36(NENWNW)-12S-7E
	County:	Hardin
	Quadrangle:	Shetlerville
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10106413

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170690050	MRDS ID:	W062440
Company Name:
Mine/Site Name:	Cox, Beecher Williams
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Hardin
Section/Township/Range:	36(NENWNW)-12S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.43701,-88.3922599999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Upper Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106413
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA WAS ABUNDANT; SPHALERITE WAS NOT FOUND AT THIS SITE.

THE VEIN TRENDS N 20 E AND AVERAGES 4 FT WIDE.

SMALL PRODUCTION REPORTED.

WORKINGS REACHED A DEPTH OF 70 FT.

References

U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1995, SPATIAL DATA EXTRACTED FROM THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM/MINERAL INDUSTRY LOCATION SYSTEM (MAS/MILS): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION 12-95.

WELLER, J.M., GROGAN, R.M., AND TIPPIE, F.E., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 76, 147 P.

WELLER J MARVIN ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 143

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106413 Also referenced as 10168821