Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSADDLE REEF
Ore controlSaddle Reef At Top Of Anticlinal Fold
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueChlorite, Mica, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Mica Schist
StructureAnticlinal Fold Plunges 40 Deg To The Southeast And Trends North 60 Deg West.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10055486
MRDS IDSD02039
Alternate namesCloverleaf Mine, Uncle Sam Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.27413, -103.67168
References
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, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 .U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 .