Commodities
PrimarySilver, Sulfur-Pyrite
SecondaryLead, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlLower Ore Horizon. Displacement By A Series Of Intrusive Sills
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Sills
AlterationLess Oxidized Than Other Mines In The Area
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055516
MRDS IDSD02079
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.32802, -103.63807
References
US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .SHAPIRO, LEWIS H., AND GRIES, JOHN P., 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY.