Hayes Mine

The Hayes Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,879 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Hayes Mine
Secondary: Rutherford B Hayes Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Black Hills National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Stewart, H. H. And Thompson, Nels

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: R
Description: The Deadwood Formation Has A Regional Dip Of 10 Deg Ne

Type: L
Description: Minor Faulting In Northeast Part. Displacements A Few Inches To 9 Feet

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE EXTENSIVE UNDER AN AREA ABOUT 450 FEET EAST-WEST AND 360 FEET NORTH-SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THE ADITS ARE ALL ON THE HAYES CLAIM, THE DRIFTS EXTEND EASTWARD AND UNDERLIE THE CROW CLAIM.

Comment (Geology): ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE THE PRECAMBRIAN SURFACE

Comment (Location): NE 1/4 SW 1/4 , HILLSIDE EAST OF TRIBUTARY OF BEAR BUTTE CREEK

Comment (Commodity): ORE SIMILAR TO DESCRIPTION FOR SILVER QUEEN MINE

References

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

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