The Part of Tin Plate Gp is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,561 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
Elevation: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.8689, -103.62610
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Part of Tin Plate Gp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Part of Tin Plate Gp
Secondary: Sally Cavanaugh
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Oreville District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
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
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Muscovite
Comments
Comment (Geology): CASSITERITE FOUND AS IN SHORT MINERALIZED SHOOT WITH COARSE AND QUARTZ. ONE FACE CUT ASSAYED 15% TIN. MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS, 2 ADITS (CAVED), CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, PT 2. 1955, USBM IC
Reference (Deposit): P 61.
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH D
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 38.
Reference (Deposit): HESS, FRANK L, 1909, TIN, TUNGSTEN AND TANTALUM DEPOSITS OF
Reference (Deposit): DAKOTA. USGS BULL 380. P 138-9.
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