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Homestake Mine - 1974

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 10110037
MRDS ID SD01997
Record type Site
Current site name Homestake Mine - 1974

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 1974
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^95.1 % Recovery - .24 Toz/Met Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
    Minor Silver Silver 95wt-pct

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: RECEIPTS FOR GOLD PRODUCTS = $54,906,000 { SILVER = $294,000

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    AASE, J. H., 1977 , THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN 1974 , SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERALS REPORT 21

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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