Gold Mountain Mining Company

The Gold Mountain Mining Company is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

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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: Gold Mountain Mining Company  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.36583, -103.66889

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Gold Mountain Mining Company MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Mountain Mining Company
Secondary: Black Diamond - Gold Mountain Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Two Bit 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Mountain 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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Workings): SERIES OF DRIFTS AND OPEN CUTS

Comment (Geology): A CONTINUATION OF FRACTURES IN THE DEADWOOD - HEIDELBERG (MASCOT) GROUP TO THE NORTH.

Comment (Development): 21 CLAIMS, 211 ACRES


References

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO, LEWIS H., AND GRIES, JOHN 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): US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

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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