Mine Index 10266425 Fleege (Henry), Betsy Mine,Weinschenk Mine

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	S-T-R	27(SWNENE)-28N-1W
	County:	Jo Daviess
	Quadrangle:	Galena
	District:	Upper Mississippi Valley
	Subdistrict:

Mine Index Number: 10266425

ISGS ID:		MSHA ID:
MAS ID:	170850065	MRDS ID:	W800299
Company Name:	Fleege (Henry)
Mine/Site Name:	Betsy Mine, Weinschenk Mine
Active/Abandoned:	Unknown
Start Date:	1908	End Date:	1913
Commodity Type:	Metallic
Commodity:	Lead, Zinc
Minerals Present:	Dolomite, Calcite, Quartz, Sphalerite, Pyrite
Type of Mine:	Underground
District:	Upper Mississippi Valley	Subdistrict:
County:	Jo Daviess
Section/Township/Range:	27(SWNENE)-28N-1W
Latitude,Longitude:	42.39891,-90.4720099999998
Unit(s) Mined:	Galena Group, Platteville Group
Feature(s) Mined:
MRDS Link:	https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep id=10266425
Mindat link:

Discussion

THE MINE PRODUCED LEAD AND ZINC CARBONATE ORE.

Mine Data

Workings at the Site

Type of workings	Underground
Overall width	18.29M

THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SMALL MINE. TWO SHAFTS 520 FT APART ARE AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE MINE. THE OREBODY IS 60 FT WIDE IN PLACES, BUT IS WORKED MAINLY BY NARROW DRIFTS PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHWARD-DIPPING PITCH, WHICH STRIKES ALONG THE SOUTH WALL.

References

WILLMAN, H.B., REYNOLDS, R.R., AND HERBERT, PAUL, JR., 1946, GEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PROSPECTING AND AREAS FOR PROSPECTING IN THE ZINC-LEAD DISTRICT OF NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS: ILLINOIS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS, NO. 116, 48 P.

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.

External Links

Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) USGS Link
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10266425
Also referenced as 10086379