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Boston Claim Gp

Prospect in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10299255
MAS/MILS ID 0460810004
Record type Site
Current site name Boston Claim Gp
Alternate or previous names Boston Dike, Commercial Claim Gp

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -104.05449, 44.39746 (WGS84)
Elevation 1792
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lawrence(county)

South Dakota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tinton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sundance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Redwater(hydrologic unit)

Belle Fourche(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Lawrence

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -104.05449, 44.39746
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N05W
    Dip 35E
    Width 1.4M
    Area 1HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N05W:35E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1902

Mining district

District name Tinton

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GARDNER E D, 1939, TIN DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DA

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 7069, P 67-8.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REFER TO FIG 11, USBM IC 7069 FOR CLAIM LOCATION. DEPOSIT COVERED BY 14 CLAIMS. CLAIM GROUP CONTAINS MANY SMAL PEGMATITE DIKES- SOME CARRY CASSITERITE. MINE WORKINGS CONTAIN 90 FT INCLINE SHAFT,(FLOODED) AND 2 CU SHAFT DUMP ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 5 LBS/TON OF TIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Hite, Alan G. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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