Mine Index Number: 10169305
| ISGS ID:
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MSHA ID:
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| MAS ID:
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170690124
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MRDS ID:
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| Company Name:
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Hastie Mining Company
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| Mine/Site Name:
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Hastie Quarry & Mill, Spar Mountain
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| Active/Abandoned:
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Abandoned
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| Start Date:
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circa 1981
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End Date:
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Unknown
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| Commodity Type:
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Non-Metallic
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| Commodity:
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Barite(Barytes), Crushed Stone, Fluorspar
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| Minerals Present:
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Barite, Calcite, Fluorite
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| Type of Mine:
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Surface, Plant
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| District:
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Fluorspar District
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Subdistrict:
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Cave-in-Rock Subdistrict
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| County:
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Hardin
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| Section/Township/Range:
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4(NENENE)-12S-9E
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| Latitude,Longitude:
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37.50977,-88.20283
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| Unit(s) Mined:
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Upper Valmeyeran Series, Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Sandstone
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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=10169305
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| Mindat link:
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Discussion
Discovered 1900
OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY/OUTPUT METGRADE TRUCKED TO ROSICLARE FOR SALE OR BLENDING.
MATRIX 1 BARITE GRADE VARIES; AVERAGE GRADE IS UNKNOWN. MATRIX 2 REPRESENTS RESOURCES FOR WHICH HASTIE IS TRYING TO DEVELOP A HEAVY-MEDIA PROCESS TO SEPARATE FLUORSPAR AND BARITE.
| Ore body information
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| Thickness |
2.5M
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| Depth to top |
10M
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| Width |
300M
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| Length |
1000M
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| Area |
40HA
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| Field |
Value
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| Type of Orebody #1 |
REPLACEMENT
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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 |
BEDDING
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| Secondary Ore Control |
LITHOLOGY
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| Degree of Wallrock Alter. |
NONE
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| Total Surface Area (HA) |
40
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| Date of Last Modification |
830126
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| Economic information about the deposit and operations
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| Operation type |
Surface
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| Development status |
Plant
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| Commodity type |
Non-metallic
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| Significant |
No
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| Discovery year |
1900
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| Mining method |
Open Pit
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| Plant type |
Beneficiation (Mill)
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| Milling method |
Heavy Media
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| Production statistics
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| Year |
1972
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| Description |
3600 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1973
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| Description |
1200 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1974
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| Description |
4500 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1975
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| Description |
8200 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1976
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| Description |
7300 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1977
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| Description |
8200 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1978
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| Description |
9100 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1979
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| Description |
11800 Mt Crude Ore
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| Year |
1980
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| Accuracy |
Estimate
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| Description |
Estimate 22500 Mt Crude Ore
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| Workings at the site
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| Type of workings |
Surface
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| Area |
30HA
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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 |
ESTIMATE
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| Mining Method |
OPEN PIT
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| Percent Waste Rock |
80
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| Avg. Overburden Thickness |
10
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| Primary Material Cover |
M-HARD ROCKS
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| Percentage |
100
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| Hardness of Ore |
M-HARD ROCKS
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| Capacity |
180
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| Capacity Units |
MT ORE/DAY
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| Unit Production Cost |
20.07
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| Units of Production |
$/MT ORE
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| Operating Days per Year |
125
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| Operating Shifts per Day |
1
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| Year of Information |
1981
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Mine Data/Information
References
- BRADBURY, J.C., G.C. FINGER, AND R.L. MAJOR. FLUORSPAR IN ILLINOIS. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 420, 1968, 64 PP.
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- FINGER, G.C., H.E. RISSER, AND J.C. BRADBURY. ILLINOIS FLUORSPAR. ILL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 296, 1960, 36 PP.
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- GROGAN, R.M., AND J.C. BRADBURY. FLUORITE-ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. CH. IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, ED. BY J.D. RIDGE. AIME, NEW YORK, V. 1, 1ST ED., 1968, PP. 370-399.
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- PINCKNEY, D.M. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY MINING DISTRICT. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 970, 1976, 15 PP.
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External Links
Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10169305
