Adelphia

The Adelphia is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,650 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

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Site Name

Primary: Adelphia

Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Carbonate 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.

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lillian Fillmore
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1882
Discovery Year: 1881
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Rhodolite
Unknown: Psilomelane
Unknown: Hausmannite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Cerargyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): TONNAGE ESTIMATE AND GRADE FOR THIS MINE INCLUDED IN THE IRO MINE TONNAGE AND GRADE ESTIMATES, SEE MAS PROPERTY 46-08 HARD-COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): WASH D C, U S BUMINES FC 7688,123 PP

Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES,1954 BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS,S DAKOTA:

Reference (Deposit): 50.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY HEAVEY METALS PROGRAM, CONTRACT # 14-08-00

Reference (Deposit): OIC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKO

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO, LEWIS H,AND GRIES,J P,1970 ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF

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