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Lor Mine

Past Producer in Lawrence county in South Dakota, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055577
MRDS ID SD02165
Record type Site
Current site name Lor Mine
Alternate or previous names Amh No. 1 Claim, Lor Mining Company

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.69668, 44.31302 (WGS84)
Elevation 1719
Relative position 5 MILES SOUTHEAST 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

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 003E 13 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 NE 1/4 , NEAR THE CREST OF STRAWBERRY HILL

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.69668, 44.31302
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Lies On An Irregular Surface Of Intensely Folded Precambrian Schist And Is Overlain By Strata Of Sandstone, Dolomite, And Shale, Which Are Essentially Horizontal.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Forms Basal Conglomerate Of The Deadwood Formation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1948

Mining district

District name Lead District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Black Hills National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lor Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 2 : 2 CAR LOADS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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-AUG-1979 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

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