Beecher Lode Bond Claim

The Beecher Lode Bond Claim is a tantalum mine located in Custer county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,502 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Beecher Lode Bond Claim
Secondary: Beecher No. 1
Secondary: Bond Lode

Commodity

Primary: Tantalum

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Custer
District: Custer District

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: George Bland
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Custer, SD
Info Year: 1982

Production

Year: 1944
Time Period: 1909 - 1944
Description: Production Summary 1909 - 1944: Amblygonite 1787 Tonnes, Beryl 90 Tonnes, Spodumene 45 Tonnes, Scrap Mica 453 Tonnes, Sheet Mica 7 Kilograms, Columbite 22 Tonnes, Tantalite 29 Tonnes

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Handsort
Year First Production: 1909
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Amblygonite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Columbite
Unknown: Beryl
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Lepidolite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Spodumene
Unknown: Tantalite
Unknown: Albite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT THE RESERVES ARE BASED ON STATEMENTS MADE BY GEORGE BLAND.

References

Reference (Ownership): SMITH, MARY, 1982, LAND LAW ASSISTANT WITH RECORDS ASSIS-

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2.; IC 7707, P. 170-171.

Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS,

Reference (Deposit): DURING VISIT TO PRIVATE BUSINESS, MAY 26, 1982.

Reference (Deposit): SPRINGS, KEN, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH AUTHOR

Reference (Geology): --- 1953, BEECHER NO. 2 AND LONGVIEW SPODUMENE CLAIMS

Reference (Geology): PAPER 247, P. 71-73, PLATE 5.

Reference (Geology): BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF.

Reference (Geology): (CUSTER DISTRICT) IN PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-1945,

Reference (Geology): PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-1945, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH

Reference (Geology): JORALEMON, PETER, 1953, BEECHER LODE (CUSTER DISTRICT) IN

Reference (Geology): PLATE 5.

Reference (Geology): DAKOTA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 247, P. 67-71,

Reference (Ownership): BILLINGS, MONTANA, PERSONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS WITH

Reference (Ownership): TANCE SECTION OF RECORDS BRANCH, BLM MONTANA STATE OFFICE,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): FRASER, KIRK, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING VISIT BY

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AUTHOR TO PROPERTY, MAY 26, 1982.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): BLAND, GEORGE, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING VISIT BY

Reference (Ownership): # 8 585-6564 OR COMMERCIAL NUMBER AREA CODE 406 657-6564)

Reference (Ownership): AUTHOR AT 15:15 HOURS ON NOVEMBER 15, 1982. (FTS PHONE

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