The Clara Belle is a silver, gold, and tin mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Tin
Lat, Long: 43.86806, -103.60667
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Clara Belle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clara Belle
Secondary: Golden Arrow
Secondary: Forest City
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Unorganized 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Clara Belle Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1886
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cassiterite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTERED IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 23 EXTENDING INTO SECTIONS 13, 14, AND 24
Comment (Commodity): HIGHEST GOLD VALUES ARE ALONG THE HANGING WALL.
Comment (Production): $500 IN GOLD WAS PRODUCED BEFORE 1901
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN, AND A 2 INCH TO 2 FOOT TIN-BEARING PEGMATITE LOCATED 75 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE GOLD VEIN. 13 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): THE 350 FOOT CROSSCUT WAS DRIVEN ON THE 250 FOOT LEVEL. A 97 FOOT WINZE FOLLOWED DOWN ON THE VEIN.
Comment (Geology): TIN OCCURS IN SEGREGATIONS OF GRANULAR MICA AND TOURMALINE WITH A LITTLE QUARTZ
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
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