The Gertie Mine is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,121 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.9197, -103.58500
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Gertie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gertie Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1883
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
Unknown: Alabandite
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PEGMATITE HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON A SURFACE FOR 150 FT. THE SHA BODY IS AN IRREGULAR LENS. CASSITERITE AND TOURMALINE OCCU SMALL AMOUNTS AS ACCESSORY MINERALS. MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 500-FT INCLINE SHAFT (WITH STOPING 100-, 200-, 300- AND 400-FT LEVELS) AND A 200-FT ADIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, PART 2. 1955, USBM
Reference (Deposit): P 52.
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH D
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 24-7.
Reference (Deposit): HESS, FRANK L, 1909, TIN, TUNGSTEN, AND TANTALUM DEPOSITS OF
Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA. USGS BULL 380, P 135-7.
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