Mine Index Number: 10106417
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MSHA ID:
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| MAS ID:
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170690053
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MRDS ID:
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W062454
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| Company Name:
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Rosiclare Lead And Fluorspar Company
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| Mine/Site Name:
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Cowsert Shaft, Eureka Fluorspar Mine, Old Eureka Shaft, Eureka No. 1 and No. 2
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| Active/Abandoned:
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Abandoned
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| Start Date:
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circa 1973
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End Date:
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Unknown
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| Commodity Type:
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Non-Metallic
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| Commodity:
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Fluorspar
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| Minerals Present:
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Galena, Calcite, Fluorite
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| Type of Mine:
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Underground
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| District:
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Fluorspar District
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Subdistrict:
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Rosiclare Subdistrict
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| County:
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Hardin
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| Section/Township/Range:
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28(NE)-12S-8E
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| Latitude,Longitude:
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37.4508999999998,-88.32837
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| Unit(s) Mined:
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Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
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| Feature(s) Mined:
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| MRDS Link:
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https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106417
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| Mindat link:
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Discussion
| Mineral occurrence model information
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| Model code |
174
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| USGS model code |
26b
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| Deposit model name |
Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)
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THE VEIN WAS 4 TO 6 FT WIDE AND WAS NEARLY PURE FLUORITE. THE NORTHWEST WALL WAS SHALE AND THE SOUTHEAST WALL WAS SANDSTONE.
| Workings at the site
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Name of workings |
EUREKA NO. 2 SHAFT
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| Overall depth |
94.49M
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Name of workings |
EUREKA NO. 3
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| Overall depth |
76.2M
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Name of workings |
EUREKA NO. 4
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| Length |
106.68M
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| Overall depth |
60.96M
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Name of workings |
OLD EUREKA SHAFT
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| Overall depth |
67.06M
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EUREKA NO. 2 WAS PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE COWSERT SHAFT.
Mine Data/Information
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.
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- BASTIN, E.S., 1931, THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF HARDIN AND POPE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 58, 116 P.
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- WELLER J MARVIN ET AL ILL GEOL SUR BULL 76 1952 P 104
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- BASTIN EDSON S ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 58 1931 P 80
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106417
Also referenced as 10241656
