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Unnamed Mine

Producer in Harding county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Uranium, Lignite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055418
MRDS ID SD01687
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.08445, 45.35885 (WGS84)
Elevation 969
Relative position 5.5 MI NORTH - NORTHWEST OF SHEEP BUTTES

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Harding(county)

South Dakota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redig(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lemmon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Moreau(hydrologic unit)

Grand-Moreau(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Oahe(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Harding

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 016N 008E 12 SW OF SE South Dakota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Lignite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Lignite Ore

Analytical data

Result THICKNESS DIVIDED AMONG 3 COAL BEDS - 12 IN, 24 IN AND 16 IN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
    Rock unit name Ludlow
    Rock description Ludlow

Nearby scientific data

(1) Hell Creek Formation
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Custer National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PETSCH, BRUNO C., 1955 , GOVERT QUAD, QUAD, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1983 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

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