Barnes Group

The Barnes 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

Name: Barnes Group  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Pennington

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.03167, -103.61417

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Barnes Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Barnes Group
Secondary: Black Tom 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Ray M. Clarke


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Location): SKULL GULCH IN SECTION 22 OR 23

Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: 10-STAMP MILL (5-STAMP FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS IN 1905, THEN SHUT DOWN).


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 768


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