The Dan Patch is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,843 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: 4,843 Feet (1,476 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.8944, -103.44170
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Dan Patch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dan Patch
Commodity
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)
Tertiary: Mica
Tertiary: Tantalum
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): A PENNINGTON CO. PEGMATITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LLS S DAKOTA USGS PROF PAPER 247 1953 PP 58,94.
Reference (Deposit): 2 I C 7707 P69
Reference (Deposit): PAGE LINCOLN R AND OTHERS PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-45 B
Reference (Deposit): U S BUMINES STAFF REGION V BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS S DAKOT
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