Mine Index 10106433 Illinois Fluorspar And Lead Company, Compton Mine

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	S-T-R	26(SENWSW)-14S-6E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Brownfield
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Southern Pope County

Mine Index Number: 10106433

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510006	MRDS ID:	W062557
Company Name:	Illinois Fluorspar And Lead Company
Mine/Site Name:	Compton Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Galena, Fluorite, Sphalerite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Southern Pope County
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	26(SENWSW)-14S-6E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.26729,-88.5242099999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106433
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA WAS MODERATELY ABUNDANT, AND SPHALERITE WAS MINOR.

THE VEIN TRENDED N 45 E AND DIPPED 60 SE.

SMALL PRODUCTION REPORTED.

Overall depth 91.44M

Mine Data

Mineral occurrence model information
Model code	174
USGS model code	26b
Deposit model name	Fluorspar deposits (fluorite veins)

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 M ET AL ILL STATE GEOL SUR BULL 76 P 132 147

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106433 Also referenced as 10266028