Baltimore Mine

The Baltimore Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,280 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Baltimore Mine  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 6,280 Feet (1,914 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.33694, -103.82972

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Baltimore Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Baltimore Mine
Secondary: Baltimore and Richmond Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Bald Mountain District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Bald Mountain Mining Co.


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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Not available


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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