The Moulton Mine is a gold and sulfur-pyrite mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,079 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite
Lat, Long: 44.35611, -103.69250
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Moulton Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moulton Mine
Secondary: Hardin Properties Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Two Bit District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hardin Mining And Manufacturing Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Pyritic Ore
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE 1/4 , CENTER
Comment (Production): IN 1899 , 30 TONS OF PYRITE PER DAY
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: GOLD VALUES WERE LOW
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS WERE SUNK IN VICINITY
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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