Tower Rock Mine (Iron Hill Mine), Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USAi
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| Tower Rock Mine (Iron Hill Mine) | Mine |
| Tower Rock area | Point |
| Hardin County | County |
| Illinois | State |
| USA | Country |
Tower Rock Mine (Iron Hill Mine), Tower Rock area, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, USA
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 28' 4'' North , 88° 13' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cave-in-Rock | 318 (2011) | 6.0km |
| Elizabethtown | 287 (2017) | 6.8km |
| Rosiclare | 1,082 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Marion | 2,986 (2017) | 20.1km |
| Salem | 739 (2017) | 22.6km |
The Tower Rock Mine was located in T. 12 S., R. 9 E., Section 17, SE1/4, SW1/4, NE1/4 near Cave-in-Rock. The operators of the mine in 1940 were two individuals with surnames of Jones and Ginn (Weller et al., 1952).
The Tower Rock mine was a series of shafts and test pits that extended for 950 feet in a general northeast direction. Weller et al. (1952) reported that the ore produced was though that have occurred in the form of narrow veins and small replacement bodies in a silicified fault zone.
The workings here were shallow and the deepest shaft was reported to be 120 to 130 feet deep.
The Tower Rock mine was a series of shafts and test pits that extended for 950 feet in a general northeast direction. Weller et al. (1952) reported that the ore produced was though that have occurred in the form of narrow veins and small replacement bodies in a silicified fault zone.
The workings here were shallow and the deepest shaft was reported to be 120 to 130 feet deep.
Jones and Ginn operated the Tower Rock Mine, also known as the Iron Hill Mine. A small amount of fluorspar was extracted from thin veins in a silicified fault zone.
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2 valid minerals.
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| F | Fluorine | |
|---|---|---|
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Granite-Rhyolite ProvinceMagmatic Province
- Illinois BasinBasin
- Shawnee DomainDomain
USA
- Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar DistrictMining District
- Rough Creek GrabenBasin
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Tower Rock Mine, Tower Rock area, Hardin County, Illinois, USA