The Bismark-Ida Florence Groups is a silver and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,721 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
Elevation: 4,721 Feet (1,439 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.90556, -103.42944
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Bismark-Ida Florence Groups MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bismark-Ida Florence Groups
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Keystone 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
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mines Finance And Development Shares, Inc.
Years: 1936 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnesite
Gangue: Sphalerite
Gangue: Hornblende
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): LIES BETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN AND JUNIPER PROPERTIES.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 97
Comment (Deposit): 8 PATENTED CLAIMS TOTALING 95 ACRES
Comment (Workings): BISMARK VEIN, CROSS CUTS AT THE 100-, 200-, 300-, AND 400- FOOT LEVELS. IDA FLORENCE HAS A 300-FOOT SHAFT, 2,000 FEET OF DRIFTS ON THE 45-, 85-, 115-, 200- AND 300-FOOT LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 96-97.
Reference (Deposit): SDSMT BULL 18
Reference (Production): USBM INFO CIRC 7707, P. 97
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