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Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA

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A recently closed major gold mine. Original claim was filed April, 1876. Owned by the Homestake Mining Co. and achieved a depth of at least 2,300 meters. Produced 1.7 million tons of ore in 1984 (9,200 kg Au).



References:
Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, Volume I, 834pp.:92.

Mining Annual Review (1985):326.

Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60:111.

Rocks & Minerals (2000): 75(3):156-169.





 Map Reference: 44°21'N , 103°45'W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Anhydrite
    CaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Ankerite
    Ca(Fe
    2+
     
    		 ,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Arsenic
    As
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Arsenopyrite
    FeAsS - (Fe
     
    0.90
    		Co
     
    0.10
    		)AsS
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull. 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Copper
    Cu
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  		•  Cosalite
    Pb
     
    2
    		Bi
     
    2
    		S
     
    5
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Cummingtonite
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Am Min (1936), 21:607-610]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  		•  Epsomite
    MgSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Fluorite
    CaF
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, Volume I, 834pp.: 92; Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60: 111.]
    Site Photo
    Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Karl Volkman 12/05
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Grunerite
    [ ][Fe
    2+
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [P Haas collection]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Orthoclase
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
    Site Photo
    Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
     
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [www.umr.edu/~rhagni/otherod.html.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
    Site Photo
    Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Rhodochrosite
    MnCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [www.dakotamatrix.com/Southdakota/VeinNtoQ.htm.]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Siderite
    var: Sideroplesite
    (Fe,Mg)[CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [McCarthy, T.R. (1976) The metamorphic petrology of the sideroplesite and cummingtonite schist facies of the Homestake Formation, Homestake Mine, Lead, South Dakota]
  		•  Sphalerite
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  		•  Strontianite
    SrCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 60: 111.]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Tetradymite
    Bi
     
    2
    		Te
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  		•  Tetrahedrite
    (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)
     
    12
    		Sb
     
    4
    		S
     
    13
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [South Dakota SMT Bull 18 Roberts and Rapp "Mineralogy of the Black Hills"]
  		•  Vivianite
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Rocks & Minerals: 75(3): 156-169.]


    45 entries listed. 40 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
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    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence Co.
        • Lead District
          • Homestake Mine

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