Wells Fargo Mine

The Wells Fargo Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,240 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: Wells Fargo Mine  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.38083, -103.78472

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Wells Fargo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wells Fargo Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Golden Reward Consolidated Mining And Milling 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

Form: NARROW


Structure

Type: L
Description: Deadwood Has Strong Easterly Dip


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Location): NW 1/4

Comment (Development): 3 FULL CLAIMS AND ONE FRACTION

Comment (Workings): TWO SETS OF WORKINGS UPPER (WESTERN) AND LOWER (EASTERN).

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT IN FRACTURES IN DOLOMITE THAT DO NOT CONTINUE INTO THE OVERLYING SHALE. NARROW SHOOTS STRIKE N 65 DEG E, N 57 DEG E, N 20 DEG E, AND N 32 DEG E (UPPER WORKINGS), LOWER WORKINGS DEVELOPED ON ONE LARGE SHOOT N 55 DEG E, AND THREE SMALLER ONES AT N 47 DEG E, N 50 DEG E, AND N 69 DEG E.


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 1 , 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 (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 TECHNOLOG


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