Cassiterite Lode

The Cassiterite Lode is a mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,200 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: Cassiterite Lode  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.9378, -103.58390

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Cassiterite Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cassiterite Lode


Commodity

Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Beryllium


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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

Unknown: Beryl
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): REFER TO FIG 10, P 90 (USGS PP 247) FOR PLAN VIEW OF CASSITE CASSITERITE OCCURS WITH MUSCOVITE AND BERYL. LENTICULAR NATU LODE AND SMALL SIZE OF VEIN PRECLUDE CASSITERITE AND BERYL MINED AS ORE. MINE WORKINGS CONSIST OF 3 SHAFTS 12-, 25-, AND 30-FT DEEP A TRENCH 75 FT LONG


References

Reference (Deposit): BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA, PT 2. 1955, USBM IC

Reference (Deposit): P 57.

Reference (Deposit): PAGE, LINCOLN R, ET AL, 1953, PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS, 1942

Reference (Deposit): BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. USGS PROF PAPER 247, P 89-90.


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