The Omega Group is a gold and silver mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,400 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
Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.04556, -103.54333
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Omega Group MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Omega Group
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Gold
                
                            
                Primary: Silver
                
                        
Location
                                                State: South Dakota 
                                                County: Pennington 
                                                District: Unorganized 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: J. C. And Charles Sherman
Production
Not available
Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Occurrence
                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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
    
                    Name: Slate
                    Role: Host
                    Age Type: Host Rock
                    Age Young: Neoproterozoic
    
                    Name: Slate
                    Role: Host
                    Age Type: Host Rock Unit
                    Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Silver 
                           
                    Ore: Gold 
                        
Comments
Comment (Development): 28 CLAIMS & FRACTIONS ; ECON.COM: LOW-GRADE ORE
Comment (Location): THE CLAIMS CENTER IN SECTION 17
Comment (Deposit): IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SHEAR ZONE IS MINERALIZED THROUGHOUT ITS WIDTH.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS TEST PITS, TRENCHES AND SHALLOW SHAFTS. A 300 FT ADIT ON THE OMEGA CLAIM.
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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