Mine detail: White Bear Mine

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Location: Custer County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.72052, -103.60139
dep_id: 10012463
mrds_id: D008106
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica
Minor mineral: Beryllium, Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Beryl, Feldspar, Muscovite
gangue: Albite, Quartz
orebody_fm: KNOBLIKE AND LENTICULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: The Mica Is Found Near The Walls In A Border 1 Ft Thick.
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_type: Mica Schist
arock_type: Gneiss,Pegmatite
Year first produced: 1936
disc_yr: 1935
discr: S. T. Gamber
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707.
  • Deposit:: USGS PP 247, P. 212-214.
  • Production:: USGS PP 247, P. 214.
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