Daisy Mine

The Daisy Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,040 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: Daisy Mine

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.32944, -103.81861

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Daisy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Daisy Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Ruby Basin District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Golden Reward Consolidated Gold Mining And Milling Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
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: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS WERE CLOSE TO THE SURFACE AND CONSISTED OF TRENCHES AND SHALLOW DRIFTS.

Comment (Location): BETWEEN FANTAIL AND STEWART GULCHES NEAR THE CENTER OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SE 1/4 SECTION.

Comment (Development): THIS IS THE EASTERNMOST RECORDED OCCURRENCE OF MINERALIZATION AT THE UPPER CONTACT IN THE BALD MOUNTAIN-RUBY BASIN AREA.


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, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .


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