Tornado Mine

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055543
MRDS ID SD02117
Record type Site
Current site name Tornado Mine
Alternate or previous names Golden Reward Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.85058, 44.33496 (WGS84)
Elevation 1804
Relative position 2.5 MI SOUTHEAST OF LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lawrence(county)

South Dakota(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lead(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Redwater(hydrologic unit)

Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Black Hills National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Lawrence

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 004N;004N 002E;003E 01;06 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 OF SEC. 1 AND EXTENDS INTO SEC. 6

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Some Oxidized Ore

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE VALUE = 1 OZ AU/TON. IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE MINE VALUES ARE 2 OZ AU/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Alkalic Volcanic Rock > Phonolite
    Rock unit name Phonolite Sill And Unspecified Others;Schist
    Rock description Phonolite Sill And Unspecified Others;Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.85058, 44.33496

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Several Dikes And Minor Faults; One Fault With A 300-Feet Downthrow To The East Lies Just West Of The Main Workings.

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.27M
    Length 1265.83M
    Width 54.86M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Dolomite Just Above The Basal Quartzite Of The Deadwood Formation; 36 Strongly Mineralized Ore Shoots In Lower Contact Zone Of The Deadwood Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ruby Basin District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Golden Reward Mining And Milling Co.

Comments on the production information

  • MOST PRODUCTIVE OF GOLDEN REWARD BUT SEPARATE FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 96.01M

Comments on development

  • UNDERLIES AT LEAST 12 CLAIMS; DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TORNADO SHAFT IN FANTAIL GULCH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICKNESS RANGES FROM 6 - 14 FT; 36 DISTINCT ORE SHOOTS. THE MAIN (TORNADO) SHOOT EXTENDS SOUTH WHERE IT IS KNOWN AS THE MOGUL SHOOT IN THE MOGUL MINE. ITS COMBINED LENGTH IN BOTH MINES IS 4153 FT AND WIDTH IS FROM 10 - 180 FT. THE SECOND LARGE SHOOT EXTENDED NORTH FOR 600 FT AND SOUTH FOR 1500 FT AND IS THE BOTTLESON SHOOT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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