Cora

The Cora is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,059 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: Cora  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 5,059 Feet (1,542 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3278, -103.64030

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Cora MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cora


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


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: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Iwalana L Aye Gali
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1975


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1877
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

Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver


Comments

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


References

Reference (Deposit): MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 1970 285 PP

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

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

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

Reference (Deposit): LS SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 15,1927,P 99

Reference (Deposit): CONALLY J P AND O'HARRA, CC THE MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK

Reference (Deposit): SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES BULL 16 1929 P 190

Reference (Deposit): IRVING, J D. ET AL ECONOMIC RESOURCES OF THE NORTHERN BLACK

Reference (Deposit): GEOL SURVEY PROF PAPER 26 1902 PP170-171.

Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES, STAFF REGIONV BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS

Reference (Deposit): DAKOTA: PART I BUMINES IC 7688 P 33

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

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


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