The Victory Claim is a beryllium, mica, and feldspar mine located in Custer county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,400 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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Beryllium, Mica, Feldspar
Lat, Long: 43.67111, -103.53528
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Victory Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Victory Claim
Commodity
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Mica
Primary: Feldspar
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Custer
District: Custer District
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Black Hills
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
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
Form: WEDGE-SHAPED DIKE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Feldspar Is Stained.
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Feldspar
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Mica
Gangue: Chrysoberyl
Comments
Comment (Commodity): MICA IS POOR GRADE.
Comment (Deposit): WIDTH RANGES FROM 4 FT AT THE SOUTHERN END TO 100 FT AT THE NORTHERN END.
Comment (Geology): SEVERAL LARGE BERYL CRYSTALS HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSITS OF 5 OPEN CUTS. CUT NO. 1 IS AT THE SOUTH END OF THE DIKE AND IS 30 X 20 X 2 FT. NO. 2 IS AT THE NORTH END AND IS 22 X 30 X 25 FT. CUT NO. 3 ADJOINS NO. 2 ON THE WEST AND IS V-SHAPED, 8 X 10 X 12 FT. CUT 4 IS ON THE EAST SIDE WITH NO DIMENSIONS GIVEN. CUT 5 IS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND ALSO HAS A SECOND CUT, 16 X 6 X 5 FT.
References
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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