South Dakota · Lawrence County
Past Producer

Wasp No. 2 Mine

Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
GoldSilverTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFractures; Basal Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Scheelite, Silver, Wolframite
Geology
StructureLead Dome
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1894
Identification
Deposit ID10055464
MRDS IDSD02016
Alternate namesLittle Blue Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.32413, -103.73918
References
US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 .US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, US BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 . { US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .