Big Shot

The Big Shot is a feldspar and beryllium mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,000 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: Big Shot  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Commodity: Feldspar, Beryllium

Lat, Long: 43.89528, -103.45472

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Big Shot MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Shot


Commodity

Primary: Feldspar
Primary: Beryllium
Secondary: Mica


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


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Elmer Harris And Ed Young


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

Not available


Materials

Ore: Mica
Ore: Beryl
Ore: Feldspar


Comments

Comment (Deposit): UNPATENTED LODE CLAIM. BERYL CRYSTALS UP TO 3 OR 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 68


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