Regional Report: Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA

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).

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Actinolite - 2

Almandine - 2

'Amethyst' - 2

Anhydrite - 2

Ankerite - 2, 1

'Apatite' - 2

Aragonite - 2

Arsenic - 2

Arsenopyrite - 2

Baryte - 2

Biotite - 2

Calcite - 2

Chalcopyrite - 2

'Chlorite Group' - 2

Copper - 2

Cosalite - 2

Cummingtonite - 2

Dolomite - 2

Epsomite - 2

Fluorite - 2

Galena - 2

Gold - 2

Graphite - 2

Grunerite - 2

Hematite - 2

Magnesite - 2

Magnetite - 2

Malachite - 2

Orthoclase - 2

Phlogopite - 2

Pyrite - 2, 1

Pyrrhotite - 2

Quartz - 2, 1

Rhodochrosite - 2

Rutile - 2

Siderite - 2

'Sideroplesite' - 2

Sphalerite - 2

Strontianite - 2

Talc - 2

Tetradymite - 2

Tetrahedrite - 2

Tremolite - 2

Vivianite - 2

Zircon - 2

45 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	6350 Level, Homestake Mine, Lead District, Lawrence Co., South Dakota, USA

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

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