Titanic

The Titanic is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,640 feet.

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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: Titanic  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3975, -103.86280

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Titanic MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Titanic


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Carbonate 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.


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Dakota Minerals Inc Of Spearfish,Sdakota (Leased?)
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Lillian Fillmore
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
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: Rhodolite
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Hausmannite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TONNAGE ESTIMATE AND GRADE FOR THIS MINE INCLUDED IN THE IRO MINE TONNAGE AND GRADE ESTIMATES, SEE MAS PROPERTY 46-08 HARD-COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.


References

Reference (Deposit): ICT LAWRENCE COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA A PRIVATE REPORT 8 P

Reference (Deposit): AVEY METALS PROGRAM CONTRACT# 14-08-0001-10650

Reference (Deposit): RTIART AGE IN THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA US GEOL

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO L H AND GRIES J P ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC

Reference (Deposit): RALS INC A PRIVATE REPORT 15 P

Reference (Deposit): GRIES JOHN P 197 DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRON HILL AREA CARBONAT

Reference (Deposit): HE CARBONATE AREA BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA PREPARED FOR DAKO

Reference (Deposit): FREDLUND DANIEL A 1974 POTENTIAL GOLD SILVER AND LEAD DEPOSI


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