The Wasp No 2 Group is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,135 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
Elevation: 6,135 Feet (1,870 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3236, -103.75830
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Wasp No 2 Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wasp No 2 Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
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
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.
References
Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY J P AND OHARRA L C MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK HILL
Reference (Deposit): CHOOL OF MINES BULL 16 PP 145 146
Reference (Deposit): IRVING J D AND OTHERS 1902 ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHER
Reference (Deposit): HILLS USGS PP 26 PP 163 169 AND 211-212.
Reference (Deposit): RUNNER J J AND HARTMANN M L THE OCCURRENCE CHEMISTRY METALLU
Reference (Deposit): USES OF TUNGSTEN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BLACK HILLS
Reference (Deposit): H DAKOTA:S DAK SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 12 1918 PP 74 75.
Reference (Deposit): S DAK STATE PLANNING BOARD 1936 TUNGSTEN MINING IN SOUTH DAK
Reference (Deposit): 3,11,15,19,29.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAK STATE MINE INSPECTOR ANNUAL REPORTS FOR 1915,1916,
Reference (Deposit): U S BUMINES STAFF REGION V BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS S DAK P
Reference (Deposit): CIRC 7688 P 75
Reference (Deposit): ALLSMAN P T 1940 RECONNAISSANCE OF GOLD MINING DISTRICTS IN
Reference (Deposit): CK HILLS S DAKOTA BUMINES BULL 427 P 40
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