Deacon Wright

The Deacon Wright is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,797 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: Deacon Wright  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,797 Feet (1,767 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.8572, -103.63750

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Deacon Wright MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deacon Wright


Commodity

Tertiary: Tin


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Cassiterite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED BODY IS A NARROW MICA RICH PEGMATITE WITH ACCESS CASSITERITE MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TRENCH 40 FT LONG AND 15 FT DEEP ING ALONG STRIKE OF OUTCROP.


References

Reference (Deposit): P 60-1.

Reference (Deposit): BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, PT 2. 1955, USBM IC


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