Mine Index 10106500 Skene(George)/Elizabeth Mining and Milling Company, Skene Mine

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	S-T-R	25(SW corner of NWSW)-27N-2E
	County:	Jo Daviess
	Quadrangle:	Elizabeth
	District:	Upper Mississippi Valley
	Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10106500

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:		MRDS ID:	W800208
Company Name:	Skene(George), Elizabeth Mining and Milling Company
Mine/Site Name:	Skene Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Unknown
Start Date:	1901	End Date:	1907
Commodity Type:	Metallic
Commodity:	Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:	Galena, Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Upper Mississippi Valley	Subdistrict:
County:	Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range:	25(SW corner of NWSW)-27N-2E
Latitude,Longitude:	42.29807,-90.2367799999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Ordovician System, Galena Group, Platteville Group
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10106500
Mindat link:

Discussion

Discoverer, Charles Ashmore

N 83 E Trending Crevice

THE SOUTH PITCH WAS OPENED FOR OVER 1,000 FT. THE MINE IS BELOW THE PERMANENT WATER LEVEL. SKENE WAS FORMERLY A LARGE AND IMPORTANT LEAD MINE. IN 1944, THE USBM DRILL A SERIES OF FIVE HOLES TO SEE IF A DEPOSIT OF LEAD AND EXISTED AT GREATER DEPTH. THESE HOLES CUT MINERALIZED PITH-TYPE FRACTURES, BUT THE LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS ARE SMALL AND LEAN. LEAD MINERAL ARE MORE COMMON THAN ZINC.

ECON.COM: SHUT DOWN IN 1907 BECAUSE OF A FALL IN THE PRICE OF LEAD AND THE HIGH COST OF MINING.

References

HEYL, A.V., AGNEW, A.F., LYONS, E.J., AND BEHRE, C.H., JR., 1959, THE GEOLOGY OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 309, 310 P.

BAIN, H.F., 1905, ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 246, 56 P.

COX, G.H., 1914, LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 21, 120 P.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10106500