Homestake Mine - 1957

The Homestake Mine - 1957 is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota.

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Mine Info

Name: Homestake Mine - 1957  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.36269, -103.79396

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Homestake Mine - 1957 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Homestake Mine - 1957


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

Year: 1957
Material type: AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^97.18 % Recovery


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: RECEIPTS FOR BULLION PRODUCT = $19,479,489 { DIVIDENDS = $4,018,560

Comment (Deposit): SEE RECORD NUMBER SD01966 FOR FULL INFORMATION ON HOMESTAKE MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 { MULLEN, D. H., AND AGNEW, A. F., 1959 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1957 , SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORT 4


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