The Alameda Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.34194, -103.83194
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Alameda Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alameda Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Bald Mountain District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bald Mountain 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION YEARS 1904 , 1914 - 1916
Comment (Geology): DIP OF DEADWOOD FORMATION IS 8 DEG. SW.
References
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Reference (Production): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
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