The Western Feldspar Lode is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.9258, -103.65720
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Western Feldspar Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Western Feldspar Lode
Commodity
Tertiary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Lithium
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1938
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: Muscovite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Spodumene
Unknown: Feldspar
Comments
Comment (Geology): CASSITERITE SCANTILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE WALL ZONE OF DIKE IN THE QUARTZ-MICA-RICH PARTS OF ZONE. MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3 CUTS AND A 25-FT DEEP SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, LINCOLN R, ET AL, 1953, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS, 1942
Reference (Deposit): BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, USGS PROF PAPER 247, P 211-2.
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