Modoc Chief and Crow Dog Claims

The Modoc Chief and Crow Dog Claims is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,879 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: Modoc Chief and Crow Dog Claims  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3781, -104.04610

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Modoc Chief and Crow Dog Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Modoc Chief and Crow Dog Claims


Commodity

Tertiary: Tin


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Tinton


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1902
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: Cassiterite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REFER TO FIG 11, USBM IC 7069 FOR CLAIM LOCATION MAIN DIKE EXTENDS ACROSS MODOC CHIEF CLAIM INTO CROW DOG CLA 400 FT WEST OF DIKE IS BELT CONSISTING OF MANY SMALL DIKES MINOR OCCURRENCES OF CASSITERITE. MINEWORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 SHAFTS (12 AND 31 FT DEEP) AND A 2 LONG CUT. TIN ASSAYS 2-3 LB/TON IN WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7069, P 65.

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


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