Unnamed Mine

The Unnamed Mine is a uranium mine located in Harding county, South Dakota at an elevation of 3,179 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

Name: Unnamed Mine  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Harding

Elevation: 3,179 Feet (969 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 45.35889, -103.08389

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Unnamed Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Mine


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Lignite


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Harding


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: Custer National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THICKNESS DIVIDED AMONG 3 COAL BEDS - 12 IN, 24 IN AND 16 IN


Materials

Ore: Lignite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): PETSCH, BRUNO C., 1955 , GOVERT QUAD, QUAD, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY


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