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Rattlesnake Jack Mine

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodity Gold
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  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 10104202
MRDS ID SD02070
Record type Site
Current site name Rattlesnake Jack Mine
Alternate or previous names Sunday Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.67168, 44.32885 (WGS84)
Elevation 1682
Relative position 1 MILE WEST OF GALENA, 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

Deadwood South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rapid City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Belle Fourche(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 004E 05,08 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • SW 1/4 SW 1/4 OF SEC. 5 AND EXTENDS A LITTLE INTO SEC. 8 .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
    Rock unit name Trachyte Porphyry
    Rock description Trachyte Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.67168, 44.32885
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • All Ore Is Associated With The Pyrite, In A Brecciated Trachyte Porphyry Close To A Fault.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Galena District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Black Hills National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gilt Edge Mines, Inc.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 60.96M

Comments on the workings information

  • LEVELS ARE ALSO DEVELOPED AT DEPTHS OF 52 AND 155 FEET BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL AND CONNECT TO THE MAIN LEVEL BY AN UNDERGROUND SHAFT; STOPING HAS EXTENDED TO A SURFACE OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN THE SAME BRECCIATED PORPHYRY AS THE GILT EDGE MINE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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