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Harmony Mine

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055546
MRDS ID SD02122
Record type Site
Current site name Harmony Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.8178, 44.32913 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 3 MI SOUTHWEST OF LEAD, 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

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

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 , ASTRIDE SOUTH LINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Analytical data

Result 5 SAMPLES FROM A FRACTURE FILLED WITH GOUGE CONTAINED 19.5 , 40 , 15 , 13 AND 7.6 PPM OF AU. 2 OTHER SAMPLES FROM THE FACE CONTAINED 26 PPM AND 30 PPM OF AU. 2 SAMPLES FROM PROSPECT PITS ON THE SOUTH SLOPE EACH CONTAINED 2.2 PPM OF AU.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.8178, 44.32913
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mine Was On The Upthrown West Side Of The Tornado Fault.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Just Above The Basal Quartzite, In Minor Fractures, Lower Contact Zone, Parallel To Tornado Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ruby Basin District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Golden Reward Consolidated Gold Mining And Milling Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 DRIFTS EXTENDING INTO HILLSIDE ABOVE FANTAIL GULCH. WORKINGS 300 FEET ABOVE ADJACENT TORNADO MINE.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE = N 5 - 10 DEG E

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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