| Deposit ID | 10129272 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0460330357 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Elephant Mine |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.58336, 43.65606 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Location accuracy | 100(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Trench (1) | -103.58336, 43.65606 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0460330357 |
USBM STAFF,1955,REG V,IC 7707 P 166
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 02/19/2016 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 3901603 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | White Elephant |
| Current operator | Miller Mining |
| Current controller (parent) | Robert D Miller; Cody J Miller |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1618 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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