Branch Mint

The Branch Mint is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,751 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Branch Mint

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena 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

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Phillip Eichhorst Washburn,N D , Leasor
Home Office: North Dakota
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: National Enterprises N Dakota,Owner

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): PART I: BUMINES IC 7688 1954 P31

Reference (Deposit): U S BUMINES STAFF REGION = BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS SOUTH D

Reference (Deposit): SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 7 1937 P 96

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN,F C,ET AL THE MINING INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTH

Reference (Deposit): S SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 15 1927 PP 102-107

Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY,J P THE TERTIARY MINERALIZATION OF THE NORTHERN BLA

Reference (Deposit): RTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA 1970 110

Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO L H AND GRIES J P ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC

Reference (Deposit): MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 1970 285 PP

Reference (Deposit): ISTRICT BLACK HILLS SOUTH DAKOTA PH D THESIS SOUTH DAKOTA SC

Reference (Deposit): GRUNWALD ROSS R GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GALENA M

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