Beecher Lode Bond Claim

Past Producer in Custer county in South Dakota, United States with commodity Tantalum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -103.57116, 43.69746 (WGS84)
Elevation 1677
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 004 S 005 E 18 E2SW South Dakota

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tantalum Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -103.57116, 43.69746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N08E
    Dip 58E
    Thickness 15M
    Length 265M
    Width 26M
    Area 2HA
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N08E:58E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 821206

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Custer District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner George Bland
    Interest 100
    Home office Custer, SD
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • 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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCES IN RECOVERABLE MT THE RESERVES ARE BASED ON STATEMENTS MADE BY GEORGE BLAND.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 171.8M
    Overall depth 13M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method GOPHERING (COYOTING) 10-29
    Swell Factor .61
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Number of Shafts 2
    Length of Inclines (m) 10
    Slope of Inclines 15
    Number of Inclines 2
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 10
    Number of Adits 7
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 1
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 261
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Geology

    JORALEMON, PETER, 1953, BEECHER LODE (CUSTER DISTRICT) IN

  • Geology

    PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-1945, BLACK HILLS, SOUTH

  • Geology

    DAKOTA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 247, P. 67-71,

  • Geology

    PLATE 5.

  • Geology

    --- 1953, BEECHER NO. 2 AND LONGVIEW SPODUMENE CLAIMS

  • Geology

    (CUSTER DISTRICT) IN PEGMATITE INVESTIGATIONS 1942-1945,

  • Geology

    BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF.

  • Geology

    PAPER 247, P. 71-73, PLATE 5.

  • Deposit

    SPRINGS, KEN, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH AUTHOR

  • Deposit

    DURING VISIT TO PRIVATE BUSINESS, MAY 26, 1982.

  • Deposit

    U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS,

  • Deposit

    SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2.; IC 7707, P. 170-171.

  • Ownership

    SMITH, MARY, 1982, LAND LAW ASSISTANT WITH RECORDS ASSIS-

  • Ownership

    TANCE SECTION OF RECORDS BRANCH, BLM MONTANA STATE OFFICE,

  • Ownership

    BILLINGS, MONTANA, PERSONAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS WITH

  • Ownership

    AUTHOR AT 15:15 HOURS ON NOVEMBER 15, 1982. (FTS PHONE

  • Ownership

    # 8 585-6564 OR COMMERCIAL NUMBER AREA CODE 406 657-6564)

  • Reserve-Resource

    BLAND, GEORGE, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING VISIT BY

  • Reserve-Resource

    AUTHOR TO PROPERTY, MAY 26, 1982.

  • Reserve-Resource

    FRASER, KIRK, 1982, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING VISIT BY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-AUG-96 Daley, Michael R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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