Buffalo Quad

The Buffalo Quad is a mine located in Harding county, South Dakota at an elevation of 3,586 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Buffalo Quad

Commodity

Secondary: Lignite
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Tertiary: Petroleum (Oil)
Tertiary: Natural Gas
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Bloating Material

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Harding

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: See Comments

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LISTED UNDER SPECIFIC SAMPLING LOCATIONS.

Materials

Ore: Lignite
Ore: Clay
Ore: Carnotite

Comments

Comment (Location): LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE FOR THE CENTER OF THE AREA.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SEE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES COMMENTS

Comment (Reserve-Resource): E1 - HILLEN FACIES = 6762812 MET TONS { E2 - AREA SOUTH OF LODGEPOLE, LODGEPOLE FACIES = 6736508 MET TONS { E3 - AREA NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF LODGEPOLE, LODGEPOLE FACIES = 12327438 MET TONS { E4 - ADJACENT TO WOLF BUTTE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE MAP, LODGEPOLE FACIES = 214059 MET TONS { E5 - 8410600 CUBIC METERS { E6 - 18141 MET TONS { THESE TONNAGES ARE COMPUTED ON A MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 2.5 FT (0.76 M), A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 1.25 AND 1700 TONS/ACRE-FOOT, (1254 MET TONS/CUBIC METER). THE TWO TYPES OF ESTIMATES ARE MEASURED, WITHIN .5 MI (0.80 KM) OF A MEASURED SECTION, AND INDICATED, .5 - 1.5 MI (0.80 - 2.41 KM) FROM A MEASURED SECTION.

Comment (Location): LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE ARE FOR THE CENTER OF THE QUAD. MAXIMUM ELEVATION LISTED.

Comment (Workings): ALL MINING WAS RESTRICTED TO LOCAL USE. COAL THICKNESS VARIES RAPIDLY FROM LESS THAN 1 INCH TO OVER 10 FEET.

Comment (Geology): QUATERNARY ALLUVIUM AND DUNE SAND ARE ALSO FOUND IN THIS AREA.

References

Reference (Production): ERICKSON, H.D., 1956, BUFFALO QUAD, SDGS

Reference (Deposit): 1954 DENSON, N. M., BACHMAN, G. O., AND ZELLER, H. D., URANIUM-BEARING LIGNITE AND ITS RELATION TO THE WHITE RIVER AND ARIKAREE FORMATIONS IN NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND ADJACENT STATES, TRACE ELEMENTS INVESTIGATIONS REPORT 467

Reference (Deposit): 1915 LLOYD, E. RUSSELL, AND HARES, C. J., THE CANNONBALL MARINE MEMBER OF THE LANCE FORMATION OF NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND ITS BEARING ON THE LANCE LARAMIE PROBLEM, JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY, VOL. 23

Reference (Deposit): 1916 RECON D.E. WINCHESTER-BULLETIN 627

Reference (Deposit): ERICKSON, H.D., 1956, BUFFALO QUAD, SDGS

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