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

MRDSK003385
DEP60000909
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.}