Rattlesnake Jack Mine

The Rattlesnake Jack Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,518 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rattlesnake Jack Mine
Secondary: Sunday Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena 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: Gilt Edge Mines, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Ore

Rocks

Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): LEVELS ARE ALSO DEVELOPED AT DEPTHS OF 52 AND 155 FEET BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL AND CONNECT TO THE MAIN LEVEL BY AN UNDERGROUND SHAFT; STOPING HAS EXTENDED TO A SURFACE OPEN CUT

Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SEC. 5 AND EXTENDS A LITTLE INTO SEC. 8 .

Comment (Deposit): IN THE SAME BRECCIATED PORPHYRY AS THE GILT EDGE MINE

References

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

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.

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