| Deposit ID | 10250140 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SD02303 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0460330007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beecher Lode Bond Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Beecher No. 1, Bond Lode |
| Related records | 10055687 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.57116, 43.69746 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1677 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
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 | 004 S | 005 E | 18 | E2SW | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tantalum Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Albite | Unknown |
| Amblygonite | Unknown |
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Beryl | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Columbite | Unknown |
| Lepidolite | Unknown |
| Muscovite | Unknown |
| Orthoclase | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Spodumene | Unknown |
| Tantalite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -103.57116, 43.69746 |
|---|
| Strike | N08E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 58E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 265M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 26M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 2HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1909 |
| Milling method | Handsort |
| District name | Custer District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Bland |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Custer, SD |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1944 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1909 - 1944 |
| Description | Production Summary 1909 - 1944: Amblygonite 1787 Tonnes, Beryl 90 Tonnes, Spodumene 45 Tonnes, Scrap Mica 453 Tonnes, Sheet Mica 7 Kilograms, Columbite 22 Tonnes, Tantalite 29 Tonnes |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 171.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 13M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0460330007 |
JORALEMON, PETER, 1953, BEECHER LODE (CUSTER DISTRICT) IN
PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-1945, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH
DAKOTA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 247, P. 67-71,
PLATE 5.
--- 1953, BEECHER NO. 2 AND LONGVIEW SPODUMENE CLAIMS
(CUSTER DISTRICT) IN PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-1945,
BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF.
PAPER 247, P. 71-73, PLATE 5.
SPRINGS, KEN, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH AUTHOR
DURING VISIT TO PRIVATE BUSINESS, MAY 26, 1982.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS,
SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2.; IC 7707, P. 170-171.
SMITH, MARY, 1982, LAND LAW ASSISTANT WITH RECORDS ASSIS-
TANCE SECTION OF RECORDS BRANCH, BLM MONTANA STATE OFFICE,
BILLINGS, MONTANA, PERSONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS WITH
AUTHOR AT 15:15 HOURS ON NOVEMBER 15, 1982. (FTS PHONE
# 8 585-6564 OR COMMERCIAL NUMBER AREA CODE 406 657-6564)
BLAND, GEORGE, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING VISIT BY
AUTHOR TO PROPERTY, MAY 26, 1982.
FRASER, KIRK, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING VISIT BY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-AUG-96 | Daley, Michael R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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