Homestake Tungsten Properties

The Homestake Tungsten Properties is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,814 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: Homestake Tungsten Properties

State: South Dakota

County: Lawrence

Elevation: 5,814 Feet (1,772 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3556, -103.77420

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Homestake Tungsten Properties MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Homestake Tungsten Properties

Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Lead, Sd
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

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

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES IN BACK-UP FILE. HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): BALDWIN G P BLACK HILLS ILLUSTRATED BLACK HILLS MINING MENS

Reference (Deposit): 1904 PP 23 AND 143

Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY J P AND OHARRA C C THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK

Reference (Deposit): D SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 16 1929 P 200.

Reference (Deposit): IRVING J D ET AL ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HI

Reference (Deposit): G S PROF PAPER 26 1902 PP 207 209

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN F C ET AL THE MINING INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA S D SC

Reference (Deposit): MINES BULL 17 1937 P 106

Reference (Deposit): PYLE K D THE HOMESTAKE TUNGSTEN MILL BLACK HILLS ENGINEER VO

Reference (Deposit): 3 MAY 1926 P 171

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA MINE.INSPECTOR ANN REPORTS FOR 1899 TO 1905 191

Reference (Deposit): 19 AND 1926 TO 1929

Reference (Deposit): S DAK STATE PLANNING BOARD TUNGSTEN MINING IN S DAK 1936 PP

Reference (Deposit): O 16

Reference (Deposit): U S BU MINES STAFF REGION V BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS S DAK

Reference (Deposit): MINES INF CIRC 7688 1954 PP 80 TO 81

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