Cedar Canyon - Sple. No. 7

The Cedar Canyon - Sple. No. 7 is a mine located in Harding county, South Dakota.

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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

Name: Cedar Canyon - Sple. No. 7  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Harding

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 45.37, -103.16167

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Cedar Canyon - Sple. No. 7 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cedar Canyon - Sple. No. 7


Commodity

Tertiary: Uranium


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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CONTAINS DISSEMINATED CARNOTITE. GRAB SAMPLE.
Analytical Data: 0.086 % URANIUM { SANDSTONE, FINE-GRAINED, LIGHT-GRAY, SILICIFIED
Analytical Data: 0.063 % EQUIVALENT URANIUM


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Geology): STRIKE - NW-SE DIP - 24 DEG NE

Comment (Location): LOCATED IN THE SLIM BUTTES, CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST.


References

Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: GILL AND MOORE, 1955 , USGS BULL. 1009 - I

Reference (Deposit): GILL, JAMES R. AND MOORE, GEORGE W., 1955 , CARNOTITE-BEARING SANDSTONE IN CEDAR CANYON, SLIM BUTTES, HARDING COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, USGS BULL. 1009 - I

Reference (Deposit): PETSCH, BRUNO C., 1955 , GOVERT QUAD, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY


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