Gentle Annie Mine

The Gentle Annie Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Gentle Annie Mine

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.36111, -103.75639

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Gentle Annie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gentle Annie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Geology): CONGLOMERATE CONSISTS OF A MATRIX OF QUARTZITE AND SCHIST PEBBLES CEMENTED BY PYRITE.

Comment (Location): SE 1/4

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL EXTENDING SOUTHWEST FROM THE NEXT GULCH EAST OF BOBTAIL GULCH. STOPES WERE LOW BUT FAIRLY EXTENSIVE.


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO, LEWIS H., AND GRIES, JOHN P., 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY.


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