Mine Index 10106435 Hicks Creek Mining Company, Hicks Creek Mine

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	S-T-R	34(SENENW)-11S-7E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10106435

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510013	MRDS ID:	W062569
Company Name:	Hicks Creek Mining Company
Mine/Site Name:	Hicks Creek Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Abandoned
Start Date:	circa 1973	End Date:	Unknown
Commodity Type:	Non-Metallic
Commodity:	Fluorspar
Minerals Present:	Fluorite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Fluorspar District	Subdistrict:	Empire Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	34(SENENW)-11S-7E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.52257,-88.42476
Unit(s) Mined:	Lower Chesterian Series, Glen Dean Limestone, Renault Limestone
Feature(s) Mined:	Pierce_Fault
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106435
Mindat link:

Discussion

Faulting present

NO GALENA OR SPHALERITE WAS IDENTIFIED.

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

Geologic structure - Pierce Vein

THE VEIN AVERAGES SIX FT WIDE AND TRENDS N 70 E.

THERE WAS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.

Overall depth 21.34M

THERE ARE THREE SHAFTS ON THE PROPERTY.

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 137

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106435 Also referenced as 10121053