The Pine Creek Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota.
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
Pine Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Pine Creek Prospect
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Tungsten
                
                        
Location
                                                State: South Dakota 
                                                County: Pennington 
                                
Land Status
Not available
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: Unknown
                Operation Type: Unknown
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Physiography
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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
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Comments
Comment (Location): No accurate location of this prospect is available, and the only description is that of Hess (1909). No attempt was made to locate the prospect in the field.
References
                
                                        Reference (Location): Hess, F.L., Tin, Tungsten, and Tantalite Deposits of South Dakota. U.S. Geol. Survey Bull. 380, 1909, p. 153. 
                                                                
            
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