| Deposit ID | 10055785 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SD02538 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Elephant Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.58334, 43.65607 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 8 MI SOUTH OF CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cicero Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Rushmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Cheyenne-Spring(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Black Hills National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Dakota | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 004S | 004E | 36 | NE OF SE | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Gangue |
| Triphylite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -103.58334, 43.65607 |
|---|
| General form | ELLIPTICAL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Pringle District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Black Hills |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Briggs Manufacturing Co. |
| First year | 1963 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SD02538 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707, P. 166-167
AM MIN, VOL 59, P. 48-59.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS
USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 166-167; SDGS MR 10, P. 5; SDGS MR 11, P. 5.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE FELDSPAR BODY INSIDE THE PEGMATITE IS FROM 30-80 FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/19/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3901603 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | White Elephant |
| Current operator | Miller Mining |
| Current controller (parent) | Robert D Miller; Cody J Miller |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1618 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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