South Dakota · Pennington County
Past Producer

Mountain Lion Mine

Pennington County, South Dakota, United States
BerylliumLithiumMicaFeldsparTantalum
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Commodities
PrimaryBeryllium, Lithium, Mica, Feldspar
SecondaryTantalum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsAmblygonite, Beryl, Mica, Microcline, Spodumene
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Schist
Associated rockPegmatite · Pegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10104245
MRDS IDSD02242
Alternate namesSoda Spar Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.85774, -103.38056
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18