The Giant Fraction is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,997 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,997 Feet (1,828 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3783, -104.04780
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Giant Fraction MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Giant Fraction
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, IC 7069 FOR CLAIM LOCATION. NARROW STREAK OF PEGMATITE ON CLAIM ASSAYS 0.5% TIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 61.
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH D
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