The Black Crystal Property is a tungsten mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,030 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: 5,030 Feet (1,533 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 43.97694, -103.50806
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Black Crystal Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Crystal Property
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Unorganized 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: G. H. And Bert Hardesty
Home Office: Keystone, S.D.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE TRENCH IS 7 FT DEEP, EXTENDING ALONG THE STRIKE OF THE VEIN. THERE IS SOME DRIFTING AND CROSSCUTTING FROM THE SHAFT.
Comment (Location): CENTER OF SEC 10
Comment (Production): VALUE OF ITEM 1 IS $425.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN SMALL IRREGULAR MASSES. ONE UNPATENTED CLAIM OF APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES.
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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