The Jolly Group is a tin mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,039 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,039 Feet (1,536 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 43.92389, -103.54306
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Jolly Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jolly Group
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stevens Mining Co.
Years: 1888 -
Owner Name: Hill City Tungsten Producers Co.
Years: 1915 -
Production
Year: 1915
Material type: ORE SN
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1.5 To 3% Metallic Sn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1915
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR NORTH END OF LINE COMMON TO SECS 32 AND 33
Comment (Deposit): 3 PATENTED 40-ACRE CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM. CIRC 7707, P. 59
Reference (Production): USBM CIRC 7707, P. 59.
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