| Deposit ID | 10010788 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004760 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Western Star Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.74418, 43.79163 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES WEST OF CUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Custer(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Berne(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Rushmore(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Cheyenne-Spring(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(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 | Custer |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 003S | 003E | 15 | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 500 POUND SAMPLE FROM THE 95 FT LEVEL YIELDED $11.20 A TON. A 6 TON SAMPLE ASSAYED $6.30 A TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Metadiorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Metadiorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Rock unit name | Schist |
| Rock description | Schist |
| (1) | -103.74418, 43.79163 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Folded And Sheared Metadiorite Intrusion |
| Strike | N 40 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Unorganized District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Black Hills National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. J. Kelly |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004760 |
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE METADIORITE IS CONFORMABLE TO THE ENCLOSING SCHIST. THE METADIORITE STRIKES N 45 DEG W AND DIPS STEEPLY SW. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1980 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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