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Hester A Mine

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104217
MRDS ID SD02121
Record type Site
Current site name Hester A Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.65335, 44.3244 (WGS84)
Elevation 1490
Relative position 5 MI SOUTHEAST OF DEADWOOD, 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 09 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 , HILLSIDE ABOVE TRIBUTARY TO BEAR BUTTE CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Lead Ore
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.65335, 44.3244
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deadwood Formation Has A Regional Dip Of About 10 Deg Ne

Ore body information

  • Dip 90 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • In Vertical Fractures In The Lower Horizon. Separated From Pre-Cambrian Contact By 15 Ft Of Dense Quartzite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Galena District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Black Hills National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • THIRD MOST IMPORTANT SILVER PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT BEFORE 1904

Comments on the workings information

  • PORTAL IS ABOUT 240 FEET ABOVE CREEK. SEVERAL DRIFTS FOLLOWING VERTICALS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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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