Buxton Mine

The Buxton Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,801 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Buxton Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Ruby Basin District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Lundberg, Dorr, And Willson

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Highly Oxidized

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver

Comments

Comment (Production): 1814 MET TONS OF ORE PER YEAR IN THE 1890'S

References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

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