Spearfish Claim Gp

The Spearfish Claim Gp is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,899 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: Spearfish Claim Gp  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3772, -104.03970

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Spearfish Claim Gp MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Spearfish Claim Gp
Secondary: Claims - Van, Yosemite, Centaur,
Secondary: Iron and Spearfish


Commodity

Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Tinton


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.


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Columbite
Unknown: Cassiterite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): CLAIM GP COVERS AT LEAST 10 CASSITERITE-BEARING PEGMATITES. DI REFER TO FIG 11, USBM IC 7069 FOR DEPOSIT LOCATION MINE WORKINGS IN CLAIM GP INCLUDES 2 ADITS EACH 400-FT LONG, 60-FT LONG ADIT AND 2 SHAFTS EACH 45 FT DEEP.


References

Reference (Deposit): P 628-9.

Reference (Deposit): THE TINTON DISTRICT, LAWRENCE CO, SOUTH DAKOTA. USGS BULL

Reference (Deposit): PAGE, LINCOLN R, AND WARD C SMITH, 1941, TIN-DEARING PEGMATI

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 62-4.

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH D


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