Hill City District

The Hill City District is a tin and tungsten mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota.

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: Hill City District  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation:

Commodity: Tin, Tungsten

Lat, Long: 43.9167, -103.56670

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Hill City District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hill City District


Commodity

Primary: Tin
Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: HILL CITY DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: PEGMATITES IN QUARTZ VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Production): According to Page, L.R.,et al. as sited by Wilburn, David R. in PEFR, a total of approximately 4,500 metric tons of beryl has been produced from the Black Hills pegmatites during the period 1914 to 1963.


References

Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY, J.P., AND O'HARRA, C.C., 1929, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES, BULL. 16.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): RUNNER, J.J., AND HARTMANN, M.L., 1918, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES, BULL. 12.

Reference (Deposit): HESS, F.L., 1908, USGS BULL. 380.


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