Mine detail: Southern Illinois District

Previously called 'Cave-In-Rock District'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.50007, -88.41674

Resource(B)

Secondary:	Silver, Lead
Tertiary:	Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	REPLACEMENT
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDS	K003385
DEP	60000909
Reference	{Deposit:: MCKNIGHT, E.T., NEWMAN, W.L., AND HEYL, A.V., JR. (COMPILERS), 1962, ZINC IN THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA AND HAWAII: USGS MINERAL INV. RESOURCE MAP MR-19, SEPARATE TEXT, 18 P.}{Deposit:: OESTERLING, W.A., 1952, GEOLOGIC AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HUTSON ZINC MINE, SALEM, KENTUCKY--ITS RELATION TO THE ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY FLUORSPAR DISTRICT: ECON. GEOL., V. 47, NO. 3, P. 316-338.}