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