Mine detail: Babb Group Fluorspar Mines

Previously called 'GuillKentucky - BabbDelhi - BabbEagle - Babb - BarnesE. Champion and Gio Taylor Properties Hardin 1955.'

Location:	Crittenden, Livingston County, Kentucky, United States, North America
Lat / long:	37.2834, -88.23336
dep_id:	10069399
mrds_id:	W006913
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead
Trace mineral:	Barium-Barite
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue:	Calcite
orebody_fm:	LENS
work_type:	Unknown
alteration:	Silicified Wall Rock
ore_ctrl:	Babb Normal Fault Zone - Main Fault Strikes N 50 Deg E And Is Displaced 228 M. Dip Is 75 - 80 Deg Nw On The Delhi - Babb Property But Is Near Vertical In Many Places At Depth. Maximum Displacement Is 290 M.
Reporter:	Schruben, Paul G.
hrock_unit:	Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis And Other L.S., Shales & S.S
hrock_type:	Sandstone,Limestone
arock_unit:	Dikes, Sills And Breccia Bodies
arock_type:	Mafic Intrusive Rock,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure:	New Madrio Fault Zone, 38th Parallel Lineament, Commodore Fault System
Year first produced:	1899
dy_ba:	<
disc_yr:	1899
References:	Deposit:: HARDIN, G.C. JR., 1955, BABB FAULT SYSTEM, CRITTENDEN AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, IN - FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY: USGS BULL. 1012B, P. 7-37 Deposit:: SWANSON, A.S., AND STARNES, X.R., 1950, INVESTIGATION OF FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF BABB VEIN SYSTEM, CRITTENDEN AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES, KY.: U.S. BU MINES REP. INV. 4677 Deposit:: MOODIE, F.B., III, AND MC GRAIN P., 1974, THE EAGLE - BABB - BARNES FLUORSPAR PROJECT, CRITTENDON COUNTY, KENTUCKY: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22 P. 96-107 Deposit:: TRACE, R.D., 1974, ILLINOIS - KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, IN - A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KENTUCKY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB 22, P. 58 - 76 Deposit:: 1942 GEOLMAP G.C. HARDIN, JR., W.R. THURSTON, ETC Deposit:: 1943 DIREXPL U.S. BU MINES; LOCATED ORE Deposit:: 1951 GEOLMAP WELLER, STUART, AND SUTTON, A.H. Deposit:: 1962 GEOLMAP TRACE R.D. Deposit:: TRACE, R.D., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE SALEM QUADRANGLE, KENTUCKY: USGS GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-206 Production:: HARDIN, G.C., JR., 1955, USGS 1012B, P. 8. Reserve-Resource:: MOODIE, F.B. III AND MC GRAIN, P., 1974, EAGLE - BABB - BARNES FLUORSPAR PROJECT