Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlLower Ore Horizon In Vertical Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver
GanguePyrite
Geology
AlterationVarying Stages Of Oxidation. Higher In Sulfides Than Other Mines In The Area
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055517
MRDS IDSD02080
Alternate namesMerritt No. 2 Mine, Double Rainbow Group
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.33135, -103.63946
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.