Burlington and Golden Sands

The Burlington and Golden Sands is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,480 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

Name: Burlington and Golden Sands  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 6,480 Feet (1,975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.34417, -103.84222

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Burlington and Golden Sands MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burlington and Golden Sands


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Bald Mountain 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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Bald Mountain Mining 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Dolomite


Comments

Comment (Location): NE 1/4

Comment (Production): GOLDEN SANDS SHIPPED ORE IN 1898 .

Comment (Workings): NOW INCORPORATED INTO THE PORTLAND MINE.

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN 2 OR 3 DOLOMITE BEDS INTERBEDDED WITH SHALE, 20 FT BELOW THE UPPERMOST SANDSTONE. AT THE SOUTH END TWO 3 FT ORE BODIES ARE PRESENT, SEPARATED BY ABOUT 6 FT OF GLAUCONITIC SHALE.


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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