Kentucky-Babb

Fluorine-Fluorite past producer · Livingston County, Kentucky

Past ProducerFluorine-FluoriteUndergroundUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
SHAFTORE · FLUORINE-FLUORITELEVELSSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE
19001925195019752000today

discovered 1905 · first production 1935

Drawn as an underground mine, reached by a shaft or tunnel and worked along the ore. The ore color stands for fluorine-fluorite. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateKentucky
CountyLivingston
Coordinates37.28677, -88.23943

Commodities

TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeUnderground
First Production1935
Discovery Year1905
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10194137
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What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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