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Homestake Mine - 1956

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. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Production statistics
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110029
MRDS ID SD01979
Record type Site
Current site name Homestake Mine - 1956

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -103.79454, 44.36265 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -103.79454, 44.36265
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Material AG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^97.06 % Recovery
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 97wt-pct

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: RECEIPTS FOR BULLION PRODUCT = $19,354,312 { DIVIDENDS = $4,018,560

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U. S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, AND SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1975 , MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 16 { MULLEN, D. H., AND AGNEW, A. F., 1959 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1957 , SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORT 4

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE RECORD NUMBER SD01966 FOR FULL INFORMATION ON HOMESTAKE MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-78 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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