Mine detail: Queen Bee Mine

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.0219, -103.61418
dep_id: 10055595
mrds_id: SD02188
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Silver
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Appears To Follow The Crest Of A Steeply Plunging Anticline. With Depth The Mineralization Becomes Two Veins. Near The Surface Ore Occurs In Minor Fractures & Bedding Planes.
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Slate & Schist
hrock_type: Slate
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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