| Deposit ID | 10055767 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SD02512 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | New York Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Westinghouse No. 1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.6864, 43.70246 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1614 |
| Relative position | DRIVE SW FROM CUSTER 4.7 MILES ON U. S. HIGHWAY 16, THEN SOUTH 2.4 MILES ON A COUNTY ROAD, AND EAST ON A DIRT ROAD 0.4 MILES TO THE MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fourmile(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Rushmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Angostura Reservoir(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 | 18 | SW OF NE | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Mica | Primary |
| Tantalum Critical | Tertiary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Beryl | Ore |
| Columbite | Ore |
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Tantalite | Ore |
| Amblygonite | Gangue |
| Cassiterite | Gangue |
| Cleavelandite | Gangue |
| Lepidolite | Gangue |
| Spodumene | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite |
| (1) | -103.6864, 43.70246 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults, Shear Zones, Quartz Veins, Aplite Dikes |
| Strike | N 35 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 SW |
| Length | 198.12M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | Custer District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Black Hills |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New York Mine Corp. |
| Home office | Denver, Co |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 93.57M |
| Overall width | 146.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SD02512 |
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707, P. 149
SDSMT BULL 18
USGS PP 247, P. 163-170
USGS PP 247, P. 169
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE SMALL CLAIM, 300 BY 1500 FEET, IS PATENTED. THE DIKE NARROWS 8 FT IN EACH 100 FT OF DEPTH. COMPLEX DIKE-5 ZONES. SHEET MICA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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