The Golden Reward Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,761 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,761 Feet (1,756 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.33111, -103.80167
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Golden Reward Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Reward Mine
Secondary: Double Standard Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Tellurium
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Ruby Basin District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Reward Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF OXIDIZED SILICEOUS OR REFRACTORY ORE FROM THE GOLDEN REWARD MINE { GOLD = 3.42 OZ/TON { SILVER = 3.43 OZ/TON { TELLURIUM = 21.58 OZ/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sylvanite
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE FOR THE GOLDEN REWARD GROUP OF MINES ; SECOND LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER IN THE BLACK HILLS. ; SECOND LARGEST GOLD PRODUCER IN THE BLACK HILLS.
Comment (Deposit): TWO SETS OF VERTICAL FRACTURES. ONE TRENDS NORTH - SOUTH AND THE OTHER TRENDS N 30 DEG E.
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS ON THE NORTH END AND SHALLOW DRIFTS AND STOPES ON THE SOUTH. CONNECTED TO THE STEWART MINE TO THE EAST AND BONANZA MINE TO THE WEST.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 , SE 1/4
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, W. L., AND RAPP, G., 1965 , MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
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
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