Part of Tin Plate Gp

The Part of Tin Plate Gp is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,561 feet.

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Mine Info

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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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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