The Boston Claim Gp is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3975, -104.05390
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Boston Claim Gp MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boston Claim Gp
Secondary: Boston Dike
Secondary: Commercial Claim Gp
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Tinton
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REFER TO FIG 11, USBM IC 7069 FOR CLAIM LOCATION. DEPOSIT COVERED BY 14 CLAIMS. CLAIM GROUP CONTAINS MANY SMAL PEGMATITE DIKES- SOME CARRY CASSITERITE. MINE WORKINGS CONTAIN 90 FT INCLINE SHAFT,(FLOODED) AND 2 CU SHAFT DUMP ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 5 LBS/TON OF TIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 67-8.
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DA
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