Deadwood - Golden Terra Mine

The Deadwood - Golden Terra Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,200 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: Deadwood - Golden Terra Mine  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.36472, -103.76750

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Deadwood - Golden Terra Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deadwood - Golden Terra Mine
Secondary: Deadwood Terra


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Lead District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.


Production

Not available


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

Type: L
Description: Steeply Folded Precambrian Rocks


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Location): W 1/2 - ON THE DIVIDE BETWEEN BOBTAIL AND DEADWOOD GULCHES

Comment (Production): PRECAMBRIAN ORE

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: THE DEADWOOD CEMENT ORES WERE REPORTEDLY VERY RICH; THE THE HOMESTAKE ORES CARRIED A LOWER VALUE.

Comment (Workings): PROPERTY STARTED OUT AS A CEMENT ORE MINE (DEADWOOD FORMATION) BUT THE PRESENCE OF GOLD-BEARING STRATA (HOMESTAKE FORMATION) IN THE STEEPLY FOLDED PRE-CAMBRIAN ROCKS SOON LED TO DEEPER MINING. DEPTH FOR THE YEAR 1900 .


References

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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