South Dakota · Lawrence County
Past Producer

Hawkeye-Pluma Mine

Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States
GoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formCHANNEL FILL
Ore controlBasal Conglomerate
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
GanguePyrite
Geology
Associated rockRhyolite · Sill Of Rhyolite Porphyry
AlterationConglomerate Cemented With Pyrite, And Weathers To Iron Oxide In Parts Of The Mine.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10055545
MRDS IDSD02120
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.36135, -103.75696
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .SHAPIRO, L. H., AND GRIES, J. 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.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688