The Keenan Properties is a niobium (columbium), tungsten, lithium, tin, and tantalum mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,659 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,659 Feet (1,725 Meters)
Commodity: Niobium (Columbium), Tungsten, Lithium, Tin, Tantalum
Lat, Long: 44.38333, -104.03333
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Keenan Properties MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Keenan Properties
Commodity
Primary: Niobium (Columbium)
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Lithium
Primary: Tin
Primary: Tantalum
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Rawlins
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Spodumene
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 922
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