Pennington County, South Dakota has 6,385 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and 155 records of mines listed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Quick Facts
- 6,385 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 2,445 active mining claims
- 3,940 closed mining claims
- 155 USGS records of mines in Pennington County, South Dakota.
- Gold , Silver , Tin , Tungsten , and Copper mines located in Pennington County, South Dakota. See All
Claims Summary
in Pennington County, South Dakota
- 6,385 Total
- 2,445 Active
- 3,940 Closed
Mines Summary
in Pennington County, South Dakota
- 155 Total
- 38 Occurrences
- 29 Prospects
- 88 Producers
Pennington County Mine Locations
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Recently Updated Mining Claims
Most recently updated claims in Pennington.
Mining Claims (BLM)
Pennington County, South Dakota has 6,385 mining claims on public land listed in The Diggings™. Of these claims, 38.29% are active while 61.71% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 6,385 records of mining claims on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 2,445 records of active mining claims
- 3,940 records of closed mining claims
Mine By Disposition
In Pennington
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| closed | 3940 |
| active | 2445 |
Pennington County, South Dakota Trends Overview
January 2021 vs. January 2020
January 2021
January 2020
Net
Change
Transfered Claims
0
4
4
100%
Transfered Acres
0
90
90.65
100%
Mining Trends
Historic Mining Records (USGS)
Pennington has 155 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Pennington mines are Gold , Silver , and Tin . At the time these mines were surveyed, 38 mines in Pennington were observed to have ore mineralization in an outcrop, shallow pit, or isolated drill hole—known as an occurance mine.1 Pennington has 29 prospect mines.2 88 mines were in production at the time the data was entered into USGS records.
Quick USGS Facts
- 155 records of mines in Pennington County, South Dakota.
- 29 records of prospects
- 38 records of mineral occurrences of observable ore mineralization.
- 88 records of mineral producers
Mine By Disposition
In Pennington
| COUNTY | Authorized mines |
|---|---|
| Producers | 88 |
| Occurrences | 38 |
| Prospects | 29 |
1 Grade, tonnage, and extent of mineralization for such mines are unspecified.
2 Such mines have some degree of development such as surface trenching, adits, shafts, drill holes, geophysics, geochemistry, or geological mapping to estimate grade and tonnage.
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Pennington County, South Dakota
Land TypeTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Black Hills National Forest
National Forests
5,827
2,292
3,535
48,322.91
338
57
74
0
207
Black Elk Wilderness
Wilderness Areas
9
9
0
171.57
3
2
1
0
0
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
National Forests
102
0
102
0
2
1
1
0
0
Top Mining Districts
in Pennington County, South Dakota
StateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Rochford Mining District
South Dakota
494
486
8
9,742.57
34
3
4
0
27
Silver City Mining District
South Dakota
364
342
22
6,717.68
21
6
6
0
9
Redfern Mining District
South Dakota
164
160
4
3,367.68
18
1
1
0
16
Pactola Mining District
South Dakota
163
163
0
3,327.64
4
2
1
0
1
Hill City Mining District
South Dakota
85
85
0
1,755.44
135
28
36
0
71
Keystone Mining District
South Dakota
193
76
117
1,648.70
86
11
12
0
63
Mystic Mining District
South Dakota
62
50
12
1,128.30
9
0
2
0
7
Spring Creek Area
South Dakota
25
23
2
521.84
0
0
0
0
0
Copper Mountain Area
South Dakota
13
10
3
201.32
2
0
2
0
0
Oreville Mining District
South Dakota
0
0
0
0
21
3
8
0
10
Top Owners
in Pennington County, South Dakota
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive Acres
F3 Gold LLC
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Corporation
Claimant
1,541
1,539
2
30,894.08
Mineral Mountain Resources Inc.
Vancouver
British Columbia
Corporation
Claimant
241
241
0
4,670.79
Mineral Mountain Resources Inc. (SD)
Vancouver
British Columbia
Corporation
Claimant
117
117
0
2,417.22
Pete Lien & Sons Inc.
Rapid City
South Dakota
Corporation
Claimant
112
105
7
2,356.1
Holy Terror Mining Co.
Nichols Hills
Oklahoma
Corporation
Claimant
127
77
50
1,457.98
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Pennington County, South Dakota
CountyStateTotal ClaimsActive ClaimsClosed ClaimsActive AcresTotal MinesProspectsOccurrencesPlantsProducers
Rochford
Pennington
South Dakota
27,447
4,078
23,369
85,434.14
677
66
94
5
512
Silver City
Pennington
South Dakota
24,897
3,430
21,467
72,143.82
664
77
102
4
481
Hill City
Pennington
South Dakota
26,294
3,020
23,274
64,172.42
531
78
93
0
360
Johnson Siding
Pennington
South Dakota
17,763
2,878
14,885
58,877.73
491
71
90
1
329
Keystone
Pennington
South Dakota
15,498
2,447
13,051
51,250.75
467
73
82
0
312
Rockerville
Pennington
South Dakota
10,423
2,077
8,346
42,778.63
383
65
76
0
242
Colonial Pine Hills
Pennington
South Dakota
7,522
1,993
5,529
41,081.51
345
60
72
0
213
Rapid City
Pennington
South Dakota
5,215
1,522
3,693
31,161.03
190
33
38
0
119
Rapid Valley
Pennington
South Dakota
3,503
743
2,760
15,560.23
103
13
12
0
78
Green Valley
Pennington
South Dakota
2,944
570
2,374
12,104.37
93
11
10
0
72
Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
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Understanding Claim Ownership
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