Homelode

The Homelode is a silver, lead, antimony, and gold mine located in Pennington county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,079 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Homelode
Secondary: Stibnite Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Pennington
District: Silver City 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: Jenny Gulch Mining Co.

Owner Name: Homelode Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: R
Description: Country Rock Is Near Vertical, Strikes N 25 Deg W.

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: Jamesonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Bindheimite
Gangue: Boulangerite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHAFT TO THE 38 FT LEVEL WITH A 12 FT CROSSCUT WHERE A WINZE WAS PUT DOWN TO 200 FT. 221 FT OF CROSSCUTTING ON THE 85 FT LEVEL. A SHORT CROSSCUT TO THE ORE ON THE 125 FT LEVEL. 320 FT OF CROSSCUTTING ON THE 185 FT LEVEL.

Comment (Location): CENTER OF THE S 1/2

Comment (Development): UNPATENTED CLAIMS. 1950'S ASSESSMENT WORK BY AMUNSEN, FILMORE AND BROWN. ; ECON.COM: 30 - TON CONCENTRATION AMALGAMATION PLANT

Comment (Deposit): THERE IS A 12 FOOT OFFSET TO THE WEST AT THE 38 FOOT LEVEL

References

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

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, W.L., AND RAPP, GEORGE, 1965, MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 18

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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