The Ulster Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.36306, -103.88556
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Ulster Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ulster Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Ragged Top 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
Owner Name: Smith And Associates, A. J.
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: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW 1/4 , NORTHEAST OF RAGGED TOP MOUNTAIN
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS REPORTED AS $22,000 , $50,000 FROM THE TOTAL GROUP
Comment (Development): 6 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): PURPLE FLUORITE IS CONSPICUOUS FEATURE OF THE ORE; ORE CONFINED TO SURFACE 50 - 60 FT
Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, 600 FEET OF SHALLOW DRIFTS, AND 5 SHAFTS, THE DEEPEST OF WHICH WAS 70 FEET.
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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