The Tintic, Tintic No 1 is a mine located in Lawrence 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: 44.3867, -104.05080
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Tintic, Tintic No 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tintic, Tintic No 1
Secondary: Tintic Tin Claim Gp
Secondary: Swansea Nos 3 and 4
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Tinton
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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 DEPOSIT AND CLAIM LOCATION PEGMATITE ROCK ON DUMP ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 4-5 LBS TIN/TON MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 130 FT ADIT AND A 40-FT DEEP SHAFT CAVED).
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 66.
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH D
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