Mine detail: War Eagle Mine

Previously called 'Double Rainbow Group'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.3294, -103.63807

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Ore:	Lead, Silver

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Structure:	Deadwood Formation Dips 10 Deg Ne
Alteration processes:	Oxidized To Soft Yellow-Brown Material And Lies On Heavily Manganese Stained Quartzite

References

MRDS	SD02148
DEP	10055565
Reference	{Deposit:: US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 1 , BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .}{Deposit:: SHAPIRO, L. H., AND GRIES, J. P., 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY.}
Reporter	Barari, Rachel A.