Boscobel and Double Standard

The Boscobel and Double Standard is a silver and gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,001 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: Boscobel and Double Standard  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 44.33333, -103.81972

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Boscobel and Double Standard MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Boscobel and Double Standard
Secondary: Golden Reward Group


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: Gold Reward 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

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Some Minor Faulting On The Upthrown Side Of The 300 Ft. Tornado Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Unoxidized Ore


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Dolomite


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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