Lor Mine

The Lor Mine is a iron mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,640 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: Lor Mine

State: South Dakota

County: Lawrence

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 44.31306, -103.69611

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Satelite image of the Lor Mine

Lor Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lor Mine
Secondary: Amh No. 1 Claim
Secondary: Lor Mining Company

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lor Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
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: L
Description: Lies On An Irregular Surface Of Intensely Folded Precambrian Schist And Is Overlain By Strata Of Sandstone, Dolomite, And Shale, Which Are Essentially Horizontal.