The Reinbold Claim is a tungsten mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,322 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,322 Feet (1,622 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 43.88167, -103.57861
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Reinbold Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reinbold Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Reinbold Metallurgical Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL KIDNEYS, LENSES, VEINLETS OF PEGMATITE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HUEBNERITE SAMPLE CONTAINED 92.8 PERCENT MNW04 AND 7.2 PERCENT FEW04 (FROM THE QUARTZ-MICA VEIN)
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-MICA VEIN AS WELL AS PEGMATITE
Comment (Location): NE 1/4, NE 1/4
Comment (Development): ONE 20-ACRE CLAIM ; ECON.COM: ORES ARE CONCENTRATED ALONG PEGMATITE-SCHIST CONTACTS AS WELL AS WITHIN THE PEGMATITE AND WITHIN SEAMS IN THE SCHIST.
Comment (Workings): THE 100 FT INCLINED SHAFT HAS AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF DRIFTING. THERE ARE 6 SMALL PROSPECT CUTS ALONG THE STRIKE.
References
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
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