Mine detail: White Whale Group

Previously called 'White Whale No. 1La GrandeMewanitocColossal'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.92635, -103.56167

Resource(M)

Primary: Tin
Ore: Cassiterite
Gangue: Mica
Orebody form: DIKE

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Associated type:Pegmatite
Tectonic:Southern Black Hills

References

MRDSD007193
DEP10011976
Reference{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}
ReporterBarari, Rachel A.