The Black Crystal Claim is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,098 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.9256, -103.48920
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Black Crystal Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Crystal Claim
Secondary: P J Mcgowans Lode
Secondary: Giras Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Public Domain-Us Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QTZ VEIN STRIKES N26W AND DIPS 85E EXPOSED BY TRENCH AND PAR ED SHAFT PYRITE AND WOLFRAMITE IN WHITE QTZ $425 WORTH OF TUNGSEN ORE PRODUCED IN 1915 1916 HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.
References
Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES INF CIRC 7707 P 44
Reference (Deposit): S DAK SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 17 P 125
Reference (Deposit): S DAKOTA 1936 P 24
Reference (Deposit): CUMMINGS J B REPT OF S DAK STATE PLANNING BOARD TUNGSTEN MIN
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