The Alpha-Platus Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.33694, -103.81556
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Alpha-Platus Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpha-Platus Mine
Secondary: Golden Reward Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Ruby Basin District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Type: L
Description: Series Of Minor North - South Faults Complicates The Structure And The 91 M Tornado Fault Cuts Off The Mine To The West.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Ore
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MEDIUM GRADE
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADIT EXTENDING WESTWARD
References
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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