Victoria 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055563
MRDS ID SD02145
Record type Site
Current site name Victoria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.89225, 44.39052 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 7 MI SOUTH OF SPEARFISH, 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

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States South Dakota Lawrence

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Black Hills 005N 002E 16,17,20 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SEC 17 AND NE 1/4 SEC. 20 ON DIVIDE BETWEEN SQUAW CREEK AND SPEARFISH CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Iron And Manganese Oxides

Analytical data

Result GRAB SAMPLE ONE = 2.0 PPM AU { GRAB SAMPLE TWO = 0.36 OZ AU AND 0.44 OZ AG PER TON.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Intrusive
    Rock description Intrusive
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Pahasapa Limestone
    Rock description Pahasapa Limestone

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • Dip 90
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 152.4M
    Width 10.67M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vertical Fractures, Gentle Folds More Or Less Parallel To Regional Strike

Comments on the geologic information

  • SIMILAR TO DEPOSITS FOUND AROUND RAGGED TOP (SE 1/4 SEC. 20 T. 5 N., R. 2 E.)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1896

Mining district

District name Ragged Top District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Black Hills National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner White House Congress, Inc.

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 1 : SEPTEMBER 15 , 1912 - OCTOBER 30 , 1912 . ITEM 2 : SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS FROM SOUTHERN MOST SHOOT.

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MILL

Reference information

General comments

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

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.

External references