The Addie Lode is a tin mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,984 feet.
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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
Elevation: 4,984 Feet (1,519 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 43.9275, -103.52111
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Addie Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Addie Lode
Commodity
Primary: Tin
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: New El Dorado Mines, Inc.
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
Not available
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: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tin
Comments
Comment (Location): SE 1/4 , SE 1/4
Comment (Development): CONSITS OF 1 PATENTED 10 ACRE CLAIM
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AN 800 FOOT, 3 - COMPARTMENT SHAFT WITH EXTENSIVE DRIFTING DONE ON THE 135 - , 200 - , 300 - , AND 400 - FOOT LEVELS. A RAISE TO THE SURFACE FROM THE 200 - FOOT LEVEL IS LOCATED 200 FEET SOUTH OF THE MAIN SHAFT. THE MAIN SHAFT IS CAVED IN.
References
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1955 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2 , BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
Reference (Production): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1955 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2 , BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707 .
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