| Deposit ID | 10275001 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0460330030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fern Cliff Prospect |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.37976, 43.84576 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1496 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron Mountain(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 | 002 S | 006 E | 27 | NESE | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -103.37976, 43.84576 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0460330030 |
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 12 1918 P 62 63
U S BUREAU OF MINES INFO CIRC 7707 P 85 86
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 QTZ VEINS ONE STRIKING N AND THE OTHER STRIKING N30W JOIN A VEIN 4 FT WIDE WOLFRAMITE AND SCHEELITE OCCUR AS SEGREGATIONS IN QTZ AND AR IATED WITH PYRITE BELOW OXIDIZATION ZONE SHAFTS WERE SUNK TO 24 AND 30 FT WHERE EXTENSIVE DRIFTING TO E WHICH IS NOW INACCESSIBLE EXPLORATORY DRILLING WAS DONE IN 1944 BUT NO ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1914 3000 LBS OF CONCENTRATED ORE WAS SHIPPED IN 1939 75 TONS OF SORTED ORE WAS SHIPPED WHICH IS THE LAST ION ON RECORD 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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