Mine Index 10106437 Inland Steel Company, Rock Candy Mountain Property

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	S-T-R	25(NWSESW)-11S-6E
	County:	Pope
	Quadrangle:	Herod
	District:	Fluorspar District
	Subdistrict:	Lusk Creek Subdistrict

Mine Index Number: 10106437

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	171510023	MRDS ID:	W062586
Company Name:	Inland Steel Company
Mine/Site Name:	Rock Candy Mountain Property
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:	Lusk Creek Subdistrict
County:	Pope
Section/Township/Range:	25(NWSESW)-11S-6E
Latitude,Longitude:	37.52951,-88.49948
Unit(s) Mined:	Abbott Formation
Feature(s) Mined:	Lusk_Creek_Fault_Zone
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106437
Mindat link:

Discussion

GALENA AND SPHALERITE ARE MINOR MINERALS.

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

Faulting present.

THERE WAS COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION.

Overall depth 41.76M

ON LUSK CREEK FAULT ZONE.

ECON.COM: THE ORE IS SILICEOUS.

THE OREBODY STRIKES N 40 E AND DIPS 85 SE.

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 132 134

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106437 Also referenced as 10120967