Kentucky-Babb

Livingston County, Kentucky, United States

Fluorine-Fluorite

Land & claims · BLM · live

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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.

Commodities

TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite

Commodity typeNonmetallic

Deposit

WorkingsUnderground

Materials

Other materialsBarite, Calcite, Fluorite, Marcasite, Quartz, Sphalerite

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1935

Discovery year1905

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References

WAR MINERALS REPORT 317 ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BABB VEIN SYSTEMCRITTENDEN AND LIVINGSTON CO S KY U S BUREAU OF MINES 1944 PHARDIN GEORGE C BABB FAULT SYSTEM CRITTENDEN AND LIVINGSTONCO S KENTUCKY U S G S BULLETIN 1012 B 1955 PP 30 33USGS BULL. 1012-B, 1955.MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1946, 1947 AND 1948.WAR MINERALS REPORT 23, 1944.

Identification

Deposit ID10194137

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates37.28677, -88.23943