Elkhorn Tungsten Property

The Elkhorn Tungsten Property is a tungsten mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,000 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Elkhorn Tungsten Property  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 43.91306, -103.50444

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Elkhorn Tungsten Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Elkhorn Tungsten Property
Secondary: Black Hills Tungsten Mining & Milling Property
Secondary: Heart of the Black Hills Property


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


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


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1918
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

Form: LENSE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Graphite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 40 FT INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Production): ITEM 1: $3000. ITEM 2: $400 - UNDETERMINED TONNAGE. ITEM 8: $10,000

Comment (Deposit): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS TOTALING 65 ACRES. 5 QUARTZ VEINS. ONE IS 1 FT WIDE; ANOTHER IS 2 FT


References

Reference (Production): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 47

Reference (Deposit): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 47


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