Dakota Maid

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

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Site Name

Primary: Dakota Maid
Secondary: Oro-Fina
Secondary: Anchor Hill Mines 0460810072
Secondary: Gilt Edge Mine
Secondary: Gilt Edge Glory Hole
Secondary: Rattlesnake J
Secondary: Ruby Ridge

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Deadwood District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.

Holdings

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Dakota Mining Corp. (Formerly Minvin Gold Corp)
Company ID: 3900902
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1994

Production

Year: 1996
Description: Ore Crushed @ 0.023 Oz/St Gold 1583000 St
Year: 1996
Description: Silver Production 38223 Tr Oz
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production 26150 Tr Oz
Year: 1995
Description: Ore Crushed @ 0.043 Oz/St Gold 572000 St
Year: 1995
Description: Silver Production 19436 T Oz/Yr Silver
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 9748 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1994
Description: Silver Production 5670 Tr Oz
Year: 1994
Description: Gold Production 2374 Tr Oz
Year: 1993
Description: Silver Production 18524 Tr Oz
Year: 1993
Description: Gold Production 9423 Tr Oz
Year: 1992
Description: Ore Crushed @ 0.056 Oz/St Gold 773000 St
Year: 1992
Description: Silver Production 45201 Tr Oz
Year: 1992
Description: Gold Production 26836 Tr Oz

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Merrill-Crowe
Year First Production: 1991
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): GILT EDGE MINE AS OF 1992 CONSISTED OF TWO OPEN PITS (MINED OUT AS OF 1992) AND AN UNDERGROUND SULFIDE ORE DEPOSIT: DAKOTA MINING HAS BEEN EVALUATION THIS RESOURCES SINCE 1989 THIS PROPERTY INCLUDES THE ANCHOR HILL DEPOSIT; (ANCHOR HILL MINES - 0460810072) AND RUBY RIDGE PROPERTY DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION REPORTS ENCOURAGING DRILL RESULTS AT GILT EDGED MINE. SEPT. 3, 1996 NEWS RELEASE. 1994 UPDATE: MINING ACTIVITIES CEASED IN JAN 1993 DUE TO SURF. OXIDE ORE RESERVE DEPLETION. HEAP LEACHING ACTIVITIES CON- TINUED IN 1993. DURING 1994 AND THROUGH AUGUST 1995, GILT EDGE MINE WAS ON STAND-BY PENDING THE ISSUE OF OPERATING PERMITS FOR NEW MINING AREAS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): TOTAL OXIDE ORE RESERVES; ANCHOR HILL & SE LANGLEY DEPOSIT; DATE IS 12/31/96: SULFIDE DEPOSIT OF ANCHOR HILL CONTAINS ANOTHER 17 MILLION MTS @ 1.2G/MT AU. DATE OF AS OF 1994: NOT REPORTED IN 1996 10-K: FROM 1994 UPDATE OF PROPERTY: SEE "R" BIBL REC 001.

Comment (Production): GOLD PRODUCTION WAS 293,090 GRAMS, 1993:

Comment (Exploration): ENDED REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILLING PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO EXTEND RESERVES. RESULTS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS. RESERVES TO BE RECALCULATED BY FEB 1995.

Comment (Ownership): DAKOTA MINING CORP ADDRESS: 410 17TH ST. STE 2450 DENVER, COLORADO 80202 PHONE 303-573-1012

References

Reference (Deposit): P. 12.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL 86, # 35, AUGUST 30, 1997,

Reference (Deposit): 3PP.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #50, DEC., 11, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): REPORTS DRILL RESULTS FROM GILT EDGE MINE", DEC. 4, 1996

Reference (Deposit): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION NEWS RELEASE, "DAKOTA MINING

Reference (Deposit): "DAKOTA REPORTS ENCOURAGING DRILL RESULTS AT GILT EDGE MINE"

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL. 107, SEPT. 11, 1996, P3.

Reference (Deposit): #14-10650 P118.

Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, JAN 16, 1995, P 15.

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO & GRIES, 1970, USGS HEAVY METALS PROGRAM CONTRACT,

Reference (Deposit): MUKHEREJEE, N., 1968 COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES PHD THESES.

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES, REG VOL. 1, IC# 7688, 1954.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION 1996, FORM 10-K (A), P13.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION 1995 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 8.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION 1995 FORM 10-K. P.3.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION 1993 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 6.

Reference (Production): DAKOTA MINING CORPORATION 1996 FORM 10-K (A), P11.

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