The Globe Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.34333, -103.78917
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Globe Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Globe Mine
Secondary: Bismark Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Globe Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): DRIFT 1 - 168 M LONG { DRIFT 2 - 61 M LONG { ONE SHAFT 152 M DEEP WITH EXTENSIVE CROSS-DRIFTING IN THE SHAFT AT THE 152 M LEVEL.
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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