Jolly Group

The Jolly Group is a tin mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,039 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: Jolly Group  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

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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