The Dakota Tin and Gold Property is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,860 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: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3708, -104.03970
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Dakota Tin and Gold Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dakota Tin and Gold Property
Secondary: John White Claim Gp
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Tinton
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Discovery Year: 1880
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: Cassiterite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Apatite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REFER TO FIG 11, USBM IC 7069. REFER TO PAGE, P. 630 FOR RE MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS (50 AND 130 FT DEEP), A FT ADIT, AND A PLACER DIGGING ON POTATO CRK.
References
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT, LAWRENCE CO, SOUTH DAKOTA. USGS BULL 922-T, P 63
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 69.
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, LINCOLN R, ET AL, 1941, TIN BEARING PEGMATITES OF THE
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DA
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