The South Golden Reward Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,679 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.33056, -103.80028
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South Golden Reward Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Golden Reward 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 Gold Mining Co.
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phonolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Phonolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Phonolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Phonolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 , SE 1/4 ; ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DIVIDE BETWEEN FANTAIL AND STEWART GULCHES
Comment (Production): SEE RECORD NAMED 'GOLDEN REWARD MINE'
Comment (Deposit): LENGTH DIRECTION IS NORTH - SOUTH, WIDTH IS EAST - WEST
Comment (Workings): FOUR TUNNELS; UNDERLIES THE SOUTH ENDS OF THE GOLDEN REWARD AND SILVER CASE CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): PHONOLITE INTRUSIVE JUST BELOW THE QUARTZITE ELEVATES THE ORE BODY ABOVE THE ORE IN OTHER MINES IN THIS REGION.
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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