| Deposit ID | 10055563 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SD02145 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Victoria Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.89225, 44.39052 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 7 MI SOUTH OF SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lawrence(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maurice(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rapid City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rapid City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Redwater(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Dakota | Lawrence |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 005N | 002E | 16,17,20 | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE ONE = 2.0 PPM AU { GRAB SAMPLE TWO = 0.36 OZ AU AND 0.44 OZ AG PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Intrusive | ||||||||
| Rock description | Intrusive | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pahasapa Limestone |
| Rock description | Pahasapa Limestone |
| (1) | Pahasapa Limestone, Englewood Formation, Whitewood Limestone, Winnipeg Formation, and Deadwood Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Massive 4 - 6 Ft Brecciated Carbonate Completely Silicified, Pahasapa Dips 400 Ft/Mi; Gentle N-S Folds. One Has Axial Trend N 10 Deg W |
| Dip | 90 |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 10.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| District name | Ragged Top District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Black Hills National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | White House Congress, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SD02145 |
US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 1 , BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIVE ORE SHOOTS, FROM N TO S, SPEARFISH, RIP RAP, ROYAL, SWIFT AND HURD (WIKER). ORE SHUTE NO 1. = 6 FT THICK, 35 FT WIDE, 500 FT LONG { ORE SHUTE NO 2 = 6 FT THICK, 25 FT WIDE, 225 FT LONG { ORE SHUTE NO. 3 = 8 FT THICK, 35 FT WIDE, 125 FT LONG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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