The Melcert Bog Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 44.17056, -103.75389
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Melcert Bog Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Melcert Bog Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Melchert, A. F.
Owner Name: Fremont F. Clark
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Alluvium
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Goethite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Clay
Comments
Comment (Location): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG A LARGE AREA OF RAPID CREEK
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF BEDDED IRON - RICH MATERIAL AND POROUS REPLACEMENT OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN SWAMPY AREAS
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
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