The Besse B Group is a silver and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.07667, -103.67472
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Besse B Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Besse B Group
Secondary: Inca Fairview Group
Secondary: Stevens Rockwell No. 4.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Mystic 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: J. T. Harrington
Owner Name: Inca Gold 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: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): A GLORY HOLE, 263 FT MAIN ADIT WITH 285 FT OF CROSSCUTS IN THE VEIN, A 125 FT WINZE INCLINED 77 DEGREES. A LOWER 390 FT TUNNEL AS LATER DEVELOPMENT
Comment (Location): 5 SECTIONS IN L SHAPE (LAT., LONG. CENTER POINT)
Comment (Development): HOLDINGS IN 1937 TOTALED 25 CLAIMS. INCA GOLD MINES, INC. PATENTED THE OLD FAIRVIEW CLAIM AND RESTAKED 12 ADJACENT CLAIMS. ; ECON.COM: 10 - STAMP MILL MOVED ONTO PROPERTY IN 1911
Comment (Deposit): TWO BARREN STREAKS, EACH ABOUT 6 FT WIDE
References
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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