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Merritt No. 1 Mine

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Alteration
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055517
MRDS ID SD02080
Record type Site
Current site name Merritt No. 1 Mine
Alternate or previous names Merritt No. 2 Mine, Double Rainbow Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.63946, 44.33135 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 0.25 MILES EAST 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 04 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 , THROUGH CENTER OF SECTION ON THE SE SIDE OF BEAR BUTTE CREEK VALLEY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • HIGH IN SULFIDES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Varying Stages Of Oxidation. Higher In Sulfides Than Other Mines In The Area

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.63946, 44.33135
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip 90 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lower Ore Horizon In Vertical Fractures

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 Dewolfe Barton

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION OF $7000 IN SILVER IS REPORTED FROM MERRITT NO. 1

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 137.16M
    Overall width 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • MERRITT NO. 1 CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF SHORT TUNNELS. MERRITT NO. 2 IS MORE EXTENSIVE EXTENDING 450 FEET UNDER ROCK HILL AND CUSTER CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE = N TO N 80 DEG E

Reporter information

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

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