Alameda 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055476
MRDS ID SD02029
Record type Site
Current site name Alameda Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.83252, 44.3419 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position SOUTH SIDE OF GREEN MOUNTAIN IN NW 1/4 NW 1/4 S 1 , T 4 N, R 2 E

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)

Lower Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)

Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Lawrence

Public Land Survey System information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.83252, 44.3419

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 DEG E
    Dip 90 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vertical Fractures Which Trend North 35 Deg East; Upper Ore Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIP OF DEADWOOD FORMATION IS 8 DEG. SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Bald Mountain District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bald Mountain Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION YEARS 1904 , 1914 - 1916

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688

  • Production

    US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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