The Minerva Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.38028, -103.76889
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Minerva Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minerva 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
Not available
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Original Pryite Much Less Oxidized Than The Deadbroke Mine 500 Ft West.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4, SW 1/4: NORTH SIDE OF BLACKTAIL GULCH
Comment (Deposit): THE THICKNESS OF THE CONGLOMERATE VARIES FROM LESS THAN 2 FEET ALONG THE OUTCROP TO ABOUT 22 FEET IN THE NORTHERN END OF THE MINE WORKINGS.
Comment (Workings): MINE ENTERED BY TUNNEL EXTENDING NORTHWARD FROM THE HILLSIDE.
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, 1054 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
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