The Bald Mountain Mine Wharf Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,919 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: 5,919 Feet (1,804 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.3547, -103.83220
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Bald Mountain Mine Wharf Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bald Mountain Mine Wharf Mine
Secondary: Bald Mountain Mining Co Mine
Secondary: Bald Mountain Mining Co.
Secondary: Portland Mining Co.
Secondary: Trojan Mining Co.
Secondary: Annie Creek
Secondary: Wharf Mine Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Black Hills District
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bald Mountain Partners
Owner Name: Wharf Resources Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1988
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THIS IS THE EMVIRONMENTAL DATA SET FOR THE WHARF MINE ALSO CALLED AT ONE TIME THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINE OR THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINING CO. MINE SEE MAS FILE WHARF MINE SEQ # 0460810276 FOR CURRENT (AS OF 1997) MINING DETAILS. FIVE PAGES OF DETAILED CHEMICAL ANALYSES AND EXPLANATIONS WERE ATTACHED TO WORKSHEET.
References
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES IC 7688, 1954, REG. V1, P4.
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