The Susa Fractional Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.35917, -103.72778
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Susa Fractional Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Susa Fractional Claim
Secondary: Frerichs Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: D. A. Frerichs
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Development): 350 ACRES IN WHISTLER GULCH
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSITS ARE IN BRECCIATED ZONE AT CONTACT OF SCHIST AND INTRUSION
Comment (Workings): 2 OPEN CUTS AND DRIFTING ON THE 30-93-, AND 200-FOOT LEVELS. THE UPPER DRIFT CONNECTS THE TWO OPEN CUTS. THE 93-FOOT, LEVEL IS CONNECTED TO THE SURFACE AT THE GROUND LEVEL OF THE MILL, AND NOW FORMS THE MAIN HAULAGEWAY.
Comment (Location): IN WHISTLER GULCH
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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