The Whitewood Creek is a gold mine located in Meade county, South Dakota at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.57, -103.53110
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Whitewood Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whitewood Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Meade
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Strawberry Hill Mining
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1994
Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1994
Owner Name: Goldstake Exploration Co. - Spearfish,Sd
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1994
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Gravity
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Missouri Plateau, Unglaciated
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORIGINALLY LISTED IN ADIT AND PLANNED FOR PEFR ANALYSIS ON BASIS OF A LARGE (120,000 OZ AU/YR) TAILINGS RECOVERY PROJECT. INDICATIONS NOW THAT PLANNED OPERATION WILL BE A PLACER OPERATION--UNKNOWN SIZE. WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. RESERVES WERE BACK CALCULATED USING 727,000 TR.OZ. (22,600 KG) CONTAINED GOLD AND A GRADE OF .05 OZ/T (1.71 G/MT) AS REPORTED IN MINING BUS. DIGEST(JAN.1992) - 13 APR 93
References
Reference (Deposit): HOMESTAKE MINING COMPANY 1995 ANNUAL FORM 10-K. P.36.
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST. 9/18/96. 2 PAGES.
Reference (Deposit): WWW. NEWSPAGE. WHITEWOOD CREEK SUPERFUND DELETED FROM
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