Kentucky · Crittenden County
Past Producer

Babb-Barnes Mine

Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsCalcite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1974
Discovery year1899
Identification
Deposit ID10218619
Alternate namesEagle-Babb-Barnes
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.29757, -88.22503
References
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