Lessering Bog Iron Deposit

The Lessering Bog Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Lessering Bog Iron Deposit  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 44.12, -103.79667

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Lessering Bog Iron Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lessering Bog Iron Deposit
Secondary: Iron Lode


Commodity

Primary: Iron


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Rochford 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


Ownership

Owner Name: Carl Leute


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: Black Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite On Surface


Rocks

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 56% IRON, 0.027% PHOSPHOROUS, 3.02% INSOLUABLE


Materials

Ore: Goethite
Ore: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Development): 2 CLAIMS, 40 AC.

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF BEDDED IRON-RICH MATERIAL AND POROUS REPLACEMENT OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN SWAMPY AREAS. CLAY AND SCHIST ARE THE PRINCIPAL IMPURITIES.

Comment (Location): IN EACH FORK OF A SMALL TRIBUTARY TO THE SOUTH FORK OF RAPID CREEK. EAST EDGE OF SECTION.

Comment (Production): LEUTE MINED IN 1945, 1947 & 1950, BUT NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE.

Comment (Workings): NO. 1 WAS 200 BY 54 BY 6 FEET; NO. 2 WAS 300 BY 70 BY 3.5 FEET; THERE IS LITTLE OVERBURDEN


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1975, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16

Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 1, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688


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