The Black Hills Tin Company is a tin mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 44.3794, -104.05140
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Black Hills Tin Company MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Hills Tin Company
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lithium
Tertiary: Tantalum
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): TINTON MINING COMPANY-OWNER
Reference (Deposit): TINTON REDUCTION COMPANY-OWNER
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES STAFF,1954,REG V,1 INFO CIRCULAR 7688 P 7
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