The Gold Reserve Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Custer county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.83472, -103.75111
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Gold Reserve Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Reserve Mine
Secondary: Saginaw Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Custer
District: Unorganized 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: Heber, S. R.
Production
Year: 1919
Time Period: 1908 - 1919
Material type: ORE AG AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^97.39 Ounces Gold, 22 Ounces Silver
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INEXACT MAP LOCATION (SECTION 34 IS DIVIDED BETWEEN SIGNAL AND CUSTER QUADS)
Comment (Development): 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM AND 4 PATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: 10 - STAMP AMALGAMATION MILL
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF QUARTZ VEINS. MAIN VEIN CAN BE TRACED FOR 1500 FEET ON THE SURFACE.
Comment (Workings): THE 380 FT SHAFT CUT THE MAIN VEIN AT 270 FT; A 70 FT SHAFT & A SHAFT DRIFT
References
Reference (Production): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
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