The Wasp No. 2 Mine is a gold, silver, and tungsten mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 44.32417, -103.73861
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Wasp No. 2 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wasp No. 2 Mine
Secondary: Little Blue Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
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
Type: L
Description: Lead Dome
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): WOLFRAMITE AND SCHEELITE ARE FOUND OVER ABOUT 6 HA. OF THE MINERAL CLAIM.
Comment (Production): LAST PRODUCTION IN 1918
References
Reference (Deposit): US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 .
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
Reference (Production): US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 . { US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
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