The Montezuma and the Whizzers Mine is a sulfur-pyrite mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,678 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,678 Feet (1,426 Meters)
Commodity: Sulfur-Pyrite
Lat, Long: 44.37056, -103.74278
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Montezuma and the Whizzers Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Montezuma and the Whizzers Mine
Secondary: Gilmore Mine
Commodity
Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Deadwood
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE SHOWS 0.05 % CU
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FROM 1900 UNTIL THE FIRST WORLD WAR.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-PYRITE REPLACEMENT; DIP RANGES FROM 60 - 80 E
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS EXTEND SOUTH FROM THE PORTAL ON DEADWOOD CREEK, ALONG MUCH OF THIS DISTANCE THE VEIN HAS BEEN STOPED OUT TO A WIDTH OF 10 FEET OR MORE, AND IRREGULAR RAISES EXTEND TO CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE ABOVE THE HAULAGE LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): UNIT HAS OUTCROP DISTANCE OF 3 - 4 MI.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SECONDARY MINERALS FROM THE ORE HAVE CAUSED CONSIDERABLE PROSPECTING FOR COPPER IN THE VICINITY.
References
Reference (Production): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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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