The Homestake Mine - 1957 is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota.
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Homestake Mine - 1957 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake Mine - 1957
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Material type: AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^97.18 % Recovery
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: RECEIPTS FOR BULLION PRODUCT = $19,479,489 { DIVIDENDS = $4,018,560
Comment (Deposit): SEE RECORD NUMBER SD01966 FOR FULL INFORMATION ON HOMESTAKE MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Production): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 { MULLEN, D. H., AND AGNEW, A. F., 1959 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1957 , SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORT 4
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