Mine Index Number: 10106427
| ISGS ID:
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MSHA ID:
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| MAS ID:
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170690041
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MRDS ID:
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W062513
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| Company Name:
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Kentucky Fluorspar Company
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| Mine/Site Name:
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Johnson Mine, Rosiclare Mine
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| Active/Abandoned:
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Abandoned
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| Start Date:
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circa 1972
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End Date:
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Unknown
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| Commodity Type:
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Metallic, Non-Metallic
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| Commodity:
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Fluorspar, Lead, Zinc
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| Minerals Present:
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Galena, Barite, Calcite, Fluorite, Sphalerite
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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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32(NWN2)-12S-8E
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| Latitude,Longitude:
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37.42535,-88.34837
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| Unit(s) Mined:
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Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
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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=10106427
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| Mindat link:
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Discussion
Discovery year 1842
| 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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| Ore body information
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| Strike |
N20E
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| Dip |
75W
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| Thickness |
2M
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| Depth to top |
0M
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| Width |
220M
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| Length |
1402M
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| Area |
21HA
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| Field |
Value
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| Type of Orebody #1 |
FISSURE VEIN
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| Shape of Orebody #1 |
TABULAR
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| Primary mode of Origin |
HYDROTHERMAL
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| Primary Ore Control |
FAULTING
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| Degree of Wallrock Alter. |
NONE
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| Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 |
UNKNOWN
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| Strike And Dip |
N20E
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| Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. |
220
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| Total Surface Area (HA) |
21
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| Date of Last Modification |
820224
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| Workings at the site
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Length |
14540M
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| Overall depth |
960M
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| Field |
Value
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| MAS Development Schedule # |
1
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| Mining Record # |
1
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| Status of Mining Method |
ACTUAL
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| Mining Method |
OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
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| Percent Waste Rock |
23
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| Hardness of Rock |
HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
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| Rock Characteristics |
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
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| Rock Support Chars. |
SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
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| Mine Support Chars. |
POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
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| 1st Condition of Workings |
FLOODED
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| Capacity |
240
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| Capacity Units |
MT ORE/DAY
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| Unit Production Cost |
8.92
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| Units of Production |
$/MT ORE
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| Year of Information |
1972
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Mine Data/Information
Mine Data
| 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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| Ore body information
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| Strike |
N20E
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| Dip |
75W
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| Thickness |
2M
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| Depth to top |
0M
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| Width |
220M
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| Length |
1402M
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| Area |
21HA
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| Field |
Value
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| Type of Orebody #1 |
FISSURE VEIN
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| Shape of Orebody #1 |
TABULAR
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| Primary mode of Origin |
HYDROTHERMAL
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| Primary Ore Control |
FAULTING
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| Degree of Wallrock Alter. |
NONE
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| Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 |
UNKNOWN
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| Strike And Dip |
N20E
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| Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. |
220
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| Total Surface Area (HA) |
21
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| Date of Last Modification |
820224
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| Workings at the site
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| Type of workings |
Underground
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| Length |
14540M
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| Overall depth |
960M
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| Field |
Value
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| MAS Development Schedule # |
1
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| Mining Record # |
1
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| Status of Mining Method |
ACTUAL
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| Mining Method |
OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
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| Percent Waste Rock |
23
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| Hardness of Rock |
HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
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| Rock Characteristics |
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
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| Rock Support Chars. |
SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
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| Mine Support Chars. |
POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
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| 1st Condition of Workings |
FLOODED
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| Capacity |
240
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| Capacity Units |
MT ORE/DAY
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| Unit Production Cost |
8.92
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| Units of Production |
$/MT ORE
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| Year of Information |
1972
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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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- WELLER, M.J., ET AL, GEOLOGY OF THE FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF IL
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- ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV., BULL. 76, 1952, P. 104
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- BASTIN, EDSON S., ILL. STATE GEOL. SURV., BULL. 58, 1931, P.
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- ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 41, P. 293.
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- BAIN, H. FOSTER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 255, 1905, P. 45.
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- JOHNSON DONALD V US BU MINES HEALTH AND SAFETY REPT MILEY
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- CONTRACTED ROSICLARE MINE APRIL 27-29 1971
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106427
Also referenced as 10242133
