Mine detail: White Whale Group

Previously called 'White Whale No. 1La GrandeMewanitocColossal'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.92635, -103.56167
dep_id: 10011976
mrds_id: D007193
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cassiterite
gangue: Mica
orebody_fm: DIKE
work_type: Surface/Underground
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
arock_type: Pegmatite
tectonic: Southern Black Hills
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707.
  • Deposit:: ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18
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