The El Refugio Mine is a silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,961 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.3375, -103.63361
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El Refugio Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: El Refugio Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): S 1/2 , NE 1/4 ; LIES ON A FLAT TOPPED RIDGE BETWEEN BUTCHER GULCH AND A SMALL TRIBUTARY, WHICH ENTERS BEAR BUTTE CREEK BEHIND THE OLD MOGUL MILL
Comment (Production): ONE OF THE LESS IMPORTANT MINES BEFORE 1904 AND NO PRODUCTION SINCE THAT DATE.
Comment (Workings): THE ORE RESTS ON DENSE QUARTZITE, WHICH IS HEAVILY IMPREGNATED WITH FE AND MN OXIDES AND IS IN TURN OVERLAIN BY A SECTION OF SLABBY DOLOMITE. THE ORE HORIZON LIES ONLY A FEW FEET BELOW THE UPLAND SURFACE AT AN ELEVATION VARYING FROM 4,870 TO 4,900 FT. SERIES OF TRENCHES, PITS AND DRIFTS.
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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