Burlington Lode

The Burlington Lode is a silver and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,719 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 Lode  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 43.99583, -103.60833

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Burlington Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burlington Lode


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Hill City 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: J. B. Taylor


Production

Year: 1916
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^6.00 Oz Gold
Year: 1904
Material type: ORE AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^9.68 Oz Gold


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Schist Country Rock Has A Steep Dip And Strikes N 40 W


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): SW 1/4; BETWEEN THE PAYDAY AND CRAIN LODES

Comment (Development): BURLINGTON GROUP (M.S. 1965) CONSISTED OF 6 CLAIMS TOTALLING 118 AC AND INCLUDES THE CRAIN LODE


References

Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688


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