Tornado Mine (Golden Reward Group), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tornado Mine (Golden Reward Group) | Mine |
| Ruby Basin Mining District | Mining District |
| Lawrence County | County |
| South Dakota | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 20' 6'' North , 103° 50' 60'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 2,999 (2017) | 7.0km |
| Central City | 130 (2017) | 7.1km |
| Deadwood | 1,258 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Spearfish | 11,283 (2017) | 17.3km |
| North Spearfish | 2,285 (2017) | 19.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
121846
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121846:9
GUID (UUID V4):
7c3d115f-747a-49d1-b26d-836fae5c9ca6
REF:Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 P 7
Deposit:: SHAPIRO & GRIES,1970,USGS HEAVY METALS PROGRAM CONTRACT #14-
Deposit:: -10650 P 91 .
Deposit:: SHAPIRO, L. H., AND GRIES, J. P., 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS IN ROCKS OF PALEOZOIC AND TERTIARY AGE OF THE NORTHERN B
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Deadwood Formation, Phonolite Sill And Unspecified Others
Structure: Several Dikes And Minor Faults; One Fault With A 300-Feet Downthrow To The East Lies Just West Of The Main Workings.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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