Commodities
PrimaryTin, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
TertiaryLithium, Beryllium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Quartz, Feldspar, Mica
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsAlabandite, Anorthoclase, Apatite, Beryl, Biotite, Cassiterite, Columbite, Lepidolite, Microcline, Monazite, Muscovite, Oligoclase, Orthoclase, Pollucite, Quartz, Siderite, Spodumene, Tantalite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10226492
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.86826, -103.42276
References
CONNOLLY, J.P., C.C. O'HARA. THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACKHILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES, BULL. NO. 16, MAY,1929, P. 218-260.DENVER EQUIPMENT COMPANY, MINERAL PROCESSING FLOWSHEETS1962, P. 130-131, 252, 280-281, AND 306-307.BURT, R.O. TANTALUM MINING CORPORATION'S GRAVITYCONCENTRATOR-RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, CIM BULLETIN, SEPT.1979, P. 103-108.DALEY, M. NOTES OBTAINED DURING VISIT TO PACER CORP. HEAD-QUARTERS, 5/26/82.HOWE, A.C.A. CANADA'S FIRST TANTALUM PRODUCTION KAISER COALPROJECT AT CROWSNEST, WESTERN MINER, VOL. 41, NO. 12,DEC. 1958, P. 39-49.SEHDER, J. SUPERINTENDENT OF PACER CORP., PHONE CONVERSATIONWITH EVALUATOR 7/26/82.CULLUM, R. PRESIDENT OF PACER CORP., PHONE CONVERSATIONSWITH EVALUATOR 7/16/82 AND 7/21/82.SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PLANNING BOARD, PEGMATITE MINING IN SOUTHDAKOTA, MARCH 20, 1937, P. 43-46.