Mine detail: Yellow Bird Mine

Previously called 'Dexter Lode'

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Location: Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.09968, -103.77474
dep_id: 10055621
mrds_id: SD02222
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold, Silver
work_type: Underground
alteration: Oxidized Ore
ore_ctrl: Shear Or Fault Zone Striking N 30 E And Dipping Southeast
Reporter: Barari, Rachel A.
hrock_unit: Schist
hrock_type: Schist
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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