The Hayes Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.31778, -103.64611
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Hayes Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hayes Mine
Secondary: Rutherford B Hayes Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Stewart, H. H. And Thompson, Nels
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
Type: R
Description: The Deadwood Formation Has A Regional Dip Of 10 Deg Ne
Type: L
Description: Minor Faulting In Northeast Part. Displacements A Few Inches To 9 Feet
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE UNDER AN AREA ABOUT 450 FEET EAST-WEST AND 360 FEET NORTH-SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THE ADITS ARE ALL ON THE HAYES CLAIM, THE DRIFTS EXTEND EASTWARD AND UNDERLIE THE CROW CLAIM.
Comment (Geology): ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE THE PRECAMBRIAN SURFACE
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SW 1/4 , HILLSIDE EAST OF TRIBUTARY OF BEAR BUTTE CREEK
Comment (Commodity): ORE SIMILAR TO DESCRIPTION FOR SILVER QUEEN MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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