Western Feldspar Lode

The Western Feldspar Lode is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,001 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: Western Feldspar Lode  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.9258, -103.65720

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Satelite image of the Western Feldspar Lode

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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