The Unnamed Mine is a uranium mine located in Harding county, South Dakota.
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Mine Info
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Unnamed Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Mine
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Lignite
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Harding
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: Custer
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: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Coal
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): PETSCH, BRUNO C., 1955 , GOVERT QUAD, SDGS
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