The Homelode is a silver, lead, antimony, and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,079 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.115, -103.58278
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Homelode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homelode
Secondary: Stibnite Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Silver 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: Jenny Gulch Mining Co.
Owner Name: Homelode Mining Co.
Production
Not available
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: Country Rock Is Near Vertical, Strikes N 25 Deg 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: Jamesonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Bindheimite
Gangue: Boulangerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT TO THE 38 FT LEVEL WITH A 12 FT CROSSCUT WHERE A WINZE WAS PUT DOWN TO 200 FT. 221 FT OF CROSSCUTTING ON THE 85 FT LEVEL. A SHORT CROSSCUT TO THE ORE ON THE 125 FT LEVEL. 320 FT OF CROSSCUTTING ON THE 185 FT LEVEL.
Comment (Location): CENTER OF THE S 1/2
Comment (Development): UNPATENTED CLAIMS. 1950'S ASSESSMENT WORK BY AMUNSEN, FILMORE AND BROWN. ; ECON.COM: 30 - TON CONCENTRATION AMALGAMATION PLANT
Comment (Deposit): THERE IS A 12 FOOT OFFSET TO THE WEST AT THE 38 FOOT LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18
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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