Mine detail: Oreville Spar Mica Mine

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.85996, -103.62557
dep_id: 10055700
mrds_id: SD02320
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica
Trace mineral: Feldspar, Beryllium, Tin, Lithium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Amblygonite, Beryl, Cassiterite, Feldspar, Mica
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Steeply-Plunging Fold
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Schist
hrock_type: Schist
arock_unit: Pegmatite
arock_type: Pegmatite
References:
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 770
  • Production:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
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