| Deposit ID | 10201967 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0461030050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elkhorn Tungsten Property |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Hills Tungsten Mining and M, Illing Co Property, Ack Hills,Black Hills Tungsten Co., Heart of the Black Hills |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.50526, 43.91386 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1627 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pennington(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hill City(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 | Pennington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 001 S | 005 E | 34 | SE | South Dakota |
| Ore Body (1) | -103.50526, 43.91386 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Robert Brechtel Of |
| Home office | Sturgis, Sd |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Deter Himmel Of Hill City |
| Home office | South Dakota |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0461030050 |
CUMMINGS J B REPT OF S DAK STATE PLANNING BOARD 1936 TUNGSTE
G IN SOUTH DAKOTA P 10 AND 11,14 AND 26-27.
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 17 1937 P 142
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 12 1918 P 54 TO 56
U S BUREAU OF MINES INFO CIRC 7707 P 47
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORIGINALLY 5 TUNGSTEN-BEARING QTZ VEINS STRIKING NW AND DIPP WESTERN MOST VEIN WAS LENS SHAPED A MINED OUT ANOTHER VEIN 24 INCHES THICK HAS EXTENSIVE DRIFTING CROSSCUT D RAISING AT 90 FT LEVEL. ALL UNDERGROUND WORKINGS ARE INACCESSIBLE NOW. 3 VEINS HAVE BEEN EXPOSED BY OPENCUTS AND PROSPECT PITS. A TOTAL OF 13400 DOLLARS WORTH OF ORE WAS REMOVED BETWEEN 19 1918 WHEN THE LAST RECORDED PRODUCTION OCCURED. HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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