Lucky Strike

The Lucky Strike is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,879 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: Lucky Strike  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.2175, -103.55472

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Lucky Strike MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lucky Strike
Secondary: Bird Claim
Secondary: Fuston Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Roubaix (Germania) 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: Lucky Strike 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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Location): CENTERING IN SE 1/4 OF SECTION 18

Comment (Workings): GRAND TOTAL OF 1500 FT OF DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING A 240 FT SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF THE OLDEST FORMATIONS OF PRECAMBRAIN ROCKS OF THE BLACK HILLS

Comment (Development): OVERALL AREA OF THE LUCKY STRIKE WAS 1313.5 AC OF PATENTED GROUND ; MILL.CAP: 54,750 TONS ; ECON.COM: 40-STAMP MILL CAPABLE OF HANDLING 150 TONS OF ORE PER DAY


References

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

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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