Mine detail: King of the West

Previously called 'North Star'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.09746, -103.7739
dep_id: 10055589
mrds_id: SD02181
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
gangue: Cummingtonite
ore_ctrl: Mineralization Occurs On The Crest Of A Sharp Fold Plunging 70 Deg. N.E.
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Cummingtonite Schist
hrock_type: Schist
disc_yr: 1897
discr: August Obers
References:
  • Deposit:: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 768
  • Production:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
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