The Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull is a gold, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.33333, -103.62500
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Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Double Rainbow Or Richmond - Sitting Bull
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSKE D., WYOMING GEOL. ASSOC. GUIDEBOOK 1968 BLACK HILLS AREA
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