Florence

The Florence is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 4,800 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: Florence  

State:  South Dakota

County:  Lawrence

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.3364, -103.63190

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Florence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Florence


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: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Double Rainbow Mines. Inc
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
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.

Comment (Production): Ingham (1882) claimed that the Florence was producing $25,000 worth of silver per month in about 1880 and that a silver brick weighing from 1,000 to 1,300 ounces was cast every other day.


References

Reference (Deposit): HIA,452 P

Reference (Deposit): INGHAM, G T,1888,DIGGING GOLD AMOUNG THE ROCKIES:HUBBARD, PH

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY,323P

Reference (Deposit): ING DISTRICT,BLACK HILLS,SOUTH DAKOTA: PH D TAESIS S DAKOTA

Reference (Deposit): GRUNWALD,ROSS R 1970 GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE GAL


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