Wasp No 2 Group

The Wasp No 2 Group is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,135 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wasp No 2 Group

Commodity

Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Lead, Sd
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY J P AND OHARRA L C MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK HILL

Reference (Deposit): CHOOL OF MINES BULL 16 PP 145 146

Reference (Deposit): IRVING J D AND OTHERS 1902 ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHER

Reference (Deposit): HILLS USGS PP 26 PP 163 169 AND 211-212.

Reference (Deposit): RUNNER J J AND HARTMANN M L THE OCCURRENCE CHEMISTRY METALLU

Reference (Deposit): USES OF TUNGSTEN WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BLACK HILLS

Reference (Deposit): H DAKOTA:S DAK SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 12 1918 PP 74 75.

Reference (Deposit): S DAK STATE PLANNING BOARD 1936 TUNGSTEN MINING IN SOUTH DAK

Reference (Deposit): 3,11,15,19,29.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAK STATE MINE INSPECTOR ANNUAL REPORTS FOR 1915,1916,

Reference (Deposit): U S BUMINES STAFF REGION V BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS S DAK P

Reference (Deposit): CIRC 7688 P 75

Reference (Deposit): ALLSMAN P T 1940 RECONNAISSANCE OF GOLD MINING DISTRICTS IN

Reference (Deposit): CK HILLS S DAKOTA BUMINES BULL 427 P 40

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