The Merritt No. 1 and Merritt No. 2 is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,059 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
Elevation: 5,059 Feet (1,542 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3322, -103.63780
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Merritt No. 1 and Merritt No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Merritt No. 1 and Merritt No. 2
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Double Rainbow Mines
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Borsch, Fred G.
Percent: 13.00
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Double Rainbow Mines Inc Deadwood South Dakota
Percent: 87.00
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Marcasite
Unknown: Ferberite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Acanthite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.
References
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 1970 285 PP
Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO L H AND GRIES J P ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC
Reference (Deposit): ISTRICT BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA PH D THESIS SOUTH DAKOTA SC
Reference (Deposit): GRUNWALD ROSS R GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GALENA M
Reference (Deposit): K HILLS: S DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINESBULL 15,130PP
Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY, J P,1927,THE TERTIARY MINERALIZATION OF THE NORTHE
Reference (Deposit): ART I: WASHINGTON D C,U S BUMINESIC 7688,123P
Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES,1954,BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DA
Reference (Deposit): RTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA 1970 110
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