Wharf Mine

The Wharf Mine is a gold mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Wharf Mine
Secondary: Bald Mountain Mine
Secondary: South Dakota Mining Co.
Secondary: Annie Creek
Secondary: Annie Creek / Foley Ridge
Secondary: Bald Mountain Mining Co. Mine
Secondary: Portland Mining Co.
Secondary: Trojan Mining Co.
Secondary: Foley Mine
Secondary: Trojan Mine
Secondary: Reliance Mine
Secondary: Foley Ridge
Secondary: Clinton Project

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Bald Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Wharf Resources Ltd
Company ID: 3901282
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1997

Production

Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 96608 T Oz/Yr Gold
Year: 1994
Description: No Gold Production
Year: 1993
Description: Kg, Gold 3184 Kg, Gold
Year: 1992
Description: Kg, Gold 2961 Kg, Gold
Year: 1991
Description: Kg, Gold 2910 Kg, Gold
Year: 1990
Description: Kg, Gold 2508 Kg, Gold
Year: 1989
Description: Kg, Gold 2395 Kg, Gold
Year: 1988
Description: Kg, Gold 2163 Kg, Gold
Year: 1987
Description: Kg, Gold 1431 Kg, Gold
Year: 1986
Description: Kg, Gold 812 Kg, Gold
Year: 1985
Description: Kg, Gold 373 Kg, Gold
Year: 1984
Description: Kg, Gold 453 Kg, Gold
Year: 1983
Description: Kg, Gold 74 Kg, Gold

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe
Year First Production: 1983
Discovery Year: 1982
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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY AT ONE TIME WAS CALLED THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINE WHICH WAS AN UNDERGROUND OPERATION, ALSO CALLED THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINING CO. MINE. SEE MAS SEQ# 0460810076 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA RELATED TO THAT MINE. THE MILL DESIGN CAPACITY FOR K1 & K2 CORRESPONDS TO 2650 L PER MIN. & 7570 L PER MIN., RESPECTIVELY. CLAIMS AND LEASES OF PRIVATE LAND. MINING CLAIMS WERE FILED FOR LANDS ADMINISTERED BY THE BLM AND THE USFS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): THIS PROPERTY AT ONE TIME WAS CALLED THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINE WHICH WAS AN UNDERGROUND OPERATION, ALSO CALLED THE BALD MOUNTAIN MINING CO. MINE. SEE MAS SEQ# 0460810076 FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DATA REOATED TO THAT MINE. TOTAL PROVEN ORE (MEAS) @ 0.96 G/MT + PROBABLE ORE (INID) @ 0.79 G/MT; ADIT ASSAY IS WEIGHTED AVG; AS OF 12/31/96: ADIT PRODUCTION; AVG LAST 5 YRS ORE PROCESSED; @ WEIGHTED AVG ORE GRADE 0.82 G/MT: WHARF MINE CONSISTS OF THE WHITESIDE/ANNIE CREEK, FOLEY RIDGE, JUNO CUT, NORTH GREATER PORTLAND, AMERICAN EAGLE, AND TROJAN DEPOSITS. THESE LAST THREE DEPOSITS ARE PART OF THE CLINTON PROJECT.

Comment (Workings): SEE MAS FILE BALD MOUNTAIN MINE SEQ 0460810076 FOR THE WHARF MINE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA.

Comment (Ownership): WHARF RESOURCES LTD ADDRESS: 145 KING ST WEST, STE 2700, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5H 1J8

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINING DILUTION IS UNKNOWN; MINE RECOVERY IS 100%.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): MINING DILUTION IS UNKNOWN; MINE RECOVERY IS 100%. RESOURCE RECORD 5; PROVEN ORE (MEAS) GRD - 0.96 G/MT; PROBABLE ORE (INDI) GRD - 0.79 G/MT; POSSILBE ORE (INFE) - GRD 0.93 G/MT. THE RESOURCE ASSAY OF RECORD 5 IS A WEIGHT AVG GRADE OF THESE: RESOURCE RECORD 6; PROVEN ORE (MEAS) GRD - 1.03 G/MT; PROBABLE ORE (INDI) GRD - 0.69 G/MT; POSSIBLE ORE (INFE) - GRD 0.93 G/MT THE RESOURCES ASSAY OF RECORD 6 IS A WEIGHT AVE GRADE OF THESE.

References

Reference (Deposit): EQUIPMENT: SAN JOSE, CA.

Reference (Deposit): DATAQUEST, INC. 1988, COST REFERENCE GUIDE TO CONSTRUCTION

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE, WA.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINE ENGINEERING, 1987, MINING COST SERVICE:

Reference (Deposit): WHARF RESOURCES LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, 1987

Reference (Reserve-Resource): P18.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): GOLDCORP INC., WHARF RESOURCES LTD, 1996 FORM 40-F REPORT,

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WHARF RESOURCES LTD., 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P5.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WHARF RESOURCES LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P11.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WHARF RESOURCES LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DATA PROVIDED BY WHARF RESOURCES INC, 1988:

Reference (Deposit): MINES; BOULDER, COLO., P183.

Reference (Deposit): METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, 1985 GUIDE TO US PRODUCING GOLD

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, 3-31-93, P.3.

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