George Alexander

The George Alexander is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,121 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

Name: George Alexander  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,121 Feet (1,561 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3256, -103.63940

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George Alexander MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: George Alexander
Secondary: Alexander


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


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: Iwalana L Aye Gali
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1975


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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.


References

Reference (Deposit): IC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS S D, U S GEO

Reference (Deposit): SURVEY HEAVY METALS PROGRAM CONTRACT # 14-08-0001-10650.

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

Reference (Deposit): RT I: WASHINGTON D C U S BUREAU OF MINES IC 7688 123 PP

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF PAPER 26 200 PP

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

Reference (Deposit): GRUNWALD ROSS R 1970 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GAL

Reference (Deposit): OL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 323 PP

Reference (Deposit): IRVING J D 1904 ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HIL

Reference (Deposit): ING DISTRICT BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA PH D THESIS SOUTH DAKO


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