Upper Welcome 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104224
MRDS ID SD02146
Record type Site
Current site name Upper Welcome Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -103.82752, 44.32913 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 0.5 MI EAST OF TERRY PEAK, 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 12 South Dakota

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR THE CENTER OF THE NORTH LINE OF THE SECTION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -103.82752, 44.32913

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N - S
    Dip 90 DEG

Controls for ore emplacement

  • 20 Ft Below The Upper Quartzite In North - South Vertical Fractures, Upper Dolomite Bed

Comments on the geologic information

  • LATERAL REPLACEMENT OF THE DOLOMITE NOT WELL DEVELOPED

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 Mogul Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • PROBABLY WORKED OUT BEFORE 1898 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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.