General Harney

The General Harney is a tin mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: General Harney
Secondary: Tin Boom No. 1 and No 2
Secondary: Tin Spike No. 1
Secondary: Golden Slipper Tin

Commodity

Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Mica
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Feldspar

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City District

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.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: National Tin Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: DIKES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Mica
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): CASSITERITE OCCURS IN FELDSPAR AND ASSOCIATED WITH MICA

Comment (Deposit): A QUARTZ VEIN CARRIES CASSITERITE & BERYL. ALSO, 2 SMALLER DIKES

Comment (Workings): 100 FT SHAFT WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFTING AND CROSSCUTTING, ALSO SOME SMALLER SHAFTS AND PITS.

Comment (Location): NE 1/4; ADJACENT TO THE MOHAWK GROUP

Comment (Production): CUMULATIVE FIGURE, YEARS UNKNOWN

References

Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.