| Deposit ID | 10069099 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002489 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Homestake |
| Alternate or previous names | Lead |
| Related records | 10202280 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.84669, 44.25552 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 32 MILES N.W. OF RAPID CITY, S.D. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Dakota | Lawrence |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | NATIVE AU CONTAINS AVERAGE OF 17 PERCENT AG, 1 PERCENT CU AND OTHER METALS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Granite Porphyry, Cutting Stock;Rhyolite & Syenite Dikes;Amphibolite, Irregular Intrusives |
| Rock description | Granite Porphyry, Cutting Stock;Rhyolite & Syenite Dikes;Amphibolite, Irregular Intrusives |
| (1) | -103.84669, 44.25552 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Black Hills Dome |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local Subsidiary Domes, Lead Syncline |
| General form | PIPES AND LENSES |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 40 DEG |
| Plunge direction | SE |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Depth to bottom | 2438.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1876 |
| Discoverer | Moses Manuel And Frank Harney |
| Year of first production | 1876 |
| Year of last production | 1974 |
| Production years | 1876-1974 |
| District name | Lead District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homestake Mining Co. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 2199.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002489 |
SLAUGHTER, A. L., 1968, THE HOMESTAKE MINE, IN: J. D. RIDGE, ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, VOL. II, A.I.M.E., NEW YORK, 1968, P. 1436-1459
MCLAUGHLIN, D. H., 1949, THE HOMESTAKE MINE: CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL 70 (12): 49-53
THE HOMESTAKE ENTERPRISE: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL VOL. 132, NO. 12, 1932
1876 DIREXPL HOMESTAKE MINING CO.: CONTINUED PRODUCTION
1904 GEOLMAP IRVING, J. D., ET AL, PROF. PAPER 26
ITEM 8: SIMONS, F.S., AND PRINZ, W.C., GOLD, IN: UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, USGS PROF. PAPER 820, P.267. ITEMS 9 AND 10: SLAUGHTER, A.L., THE HOMESTAKE MINE, IN: ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967, AND U.S.B.M. MINERALS YEARBOOKS 1966-1971, AND CONOLLY, T., 1974, MINING ENG. 26(3): 24-27. (COMPILATION).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Reeves, James R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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