Hawkeye-Pluma Mine

The Hawkeye-Pluma Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,400 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: Hawkeye-Pluma Mine  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.36139, -103.75639

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Hawkeye-Pluma Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hawkeye-Pluma Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
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

Form: CHANNEL FILL


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Conglomerate Cemented With Pyrite, And Weathers To Iron Oxide In Parts Of The Mine.


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.5 OZ OF AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 , SOUTH OF GENTLE ANNIE MINE

Comment (Workings): STOPING FROM FOUR DRIFTS DRIVEN WEST FROM POINTS ALONG THE HILLSIDE, COMING IN UNDER THE ORE BODY. ONE SHAFT EXTENDED FROM THE SURFACE TO INTERSECT THE ORE.

Comment (Geology): ORE BODY FILLS AN OLD CHANNEL ON THE PRECAMBRIAN SURFACE

Comment (Deposit): GOLD VALUES CONFINED TO BOTTOM FEW FEET. DEPOSIT IS ON A RIDGE JUST EAST OF THE HOMESTAKE OPEN CUT.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO, L. H., AND GRIES, J. P., 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY.

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


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