The February Group is a tin mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 43.925, -103.53583
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February Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: February Group
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City District
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Black Hills
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Harney Peak Tin Mining, Milling, And Manufacturing Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 13 POUNDS CASSITERITE PER LONG TON (FROM A SINGLE SAMPLE).
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SCATTERED CLAIMS, 7 ARE PATENTED.
Comment (Workings): A 100-FOOT SHAFT IN NO. 2 LODE AND A 100-FOOT SHAFT IN ONE OF THE DIKES NEAR THE NORTH END.
Comment (Location): SCATTERED CLAIMS IN SECTION 33 AND EXTENDING INTO SECTIONS TO THE NORTH AND WEST. CLOSE TO THE ADDIE LODE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 63
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