Good Luck Claim

The Good Luck Claim is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,839 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: Good Luck Claim  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.9242, -103.51390

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Good Luck Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Good Luck Claim


Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington


Land Status

Not available


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
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): WOLFRAMITE FERBERITE AND SCHEELITE OCCUR IN A 2 FOOT QTZ VEIN NG A GRAPHITIC MICA SCHIST. QTZ VEIN STRIKES N30W AND DIP AVERAGES 60 SW. DEVELOPMENT IS A 100 FOOT SHAFT WITH 97 FT OF DRIFTING AN 18 SE TO THE SURFACE AND A 30 FT WINZE AT 40 FT AND A 28 FT CRO T THE BASE OF THE SHAFT. EXACT PRODUCTION UNKNOWN A SMALL QUANTITY OF CONCENTRATE WAS PRODUCED IN 1907. HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.


References

Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES INFO CIRC 7707 P 48

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 10 1914 P 220

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 12 1918 P 56 58

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 17 1937 P 140 141

Reference (Deposit): GEOL SURVEY BULL NO 380 1909 P 152

Reference (Deposit): G IN SOUTH DAKOTA P 10 AND 26

Reference (Deposit): CUMMINGS J B REPT OF S DAK STATE PLANNING BOARD 1936 TUNGSTE

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 1 1888 P 141


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