Mine detail: Cassiterite Tin Prospect

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.93663, -103.58445
dep_id: 10011963
mrds_id: D007173
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Cassiterite
gangue: Beryl, Muscovite, Quartz
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Schist
Structure: Schists Strike N 20 E And Dip 50 Nw
tectonic: Southern Black Hills
References:
  • U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 770
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