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Silver from
Big Bonanza Mine, Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Bonanza Mine, Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:383464
Long-form Identifier:1:3:383464:0
GUID (UUID V4):e6eca3a0-4ef1-4e8a-981c-3b9edcd5b7e4
Nearest other occurrences of Silver
0.3km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Lundberg; Dorr and Wilson (Big Bonanza; Buxton; Clinton and Retriever Mines), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Retriever Mine (Rebecca Claim), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ā“˜Fannie Mine (Maggie Mine), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Buxton Mine, Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Boscobel mine (Golden Reward group; Double Standard mine), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Clinton Mine (Lundberg; Dorr; and Willson), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Stewart Mine (Steward Mine), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ā“˜Golden Reward Mine (Double Standard Mine), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ā“˜South Golden Reward Mine, Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ā“˜Alpha-Platus Mine (Golden Reward Group), Ruby Basin Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
and Tertiary Age of the Northern Black Hills, South Dakota by Lewis H. Shapiro I APR 2 3 1970 DENVER...Geological Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota Submitted in accordance...TEXT AND IN ALL EARLIER LITERATURE ON THE RUBY BASIN DISTRICT. COLOR KEY FOR ALL MAPS IN THIS REPORT............ "27 3.12 Gold-Silver Replacement Deposits 3.13 Lead-Silver Ores 3.14 3.2 4. Page Ores... 40 3.21 Gold-Silver Ores of the Pahasapa Formation .... 40 3.22 Lead-Silver Ores of the Pahasapa
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557 AND LAWRENCE J. DREW U.S. Geological Survey, National Center...Center, MS 954, Reston, Virginia 20192 Abstract Bonanza-grade orebodies in epithermal-style mineral deposits...vein district world class. In the world-class silver- and gold-producing Comstock mining district, Nevada...the opening of a normal-faultā€“bounded, asymmetric basin between two parallel and overlapping northwest-striking...lateral- to lateral-obliqueā€“slip fault zones. During basin opening, thick, generally subeconomic, banded quartz-adularia
Report (issue)
UC-NRLF B 3 JTH am IDD DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. J. E. 3 TODD, STATE GEOLOGIST ... MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA INCLUDING MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK HILLS BY CLEOPHAS C. O^HARRA...MINERAL BUILDSSUM&^RIAL FUELS AND WATERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA > WITH PRODUCTION FOR IQOO BY JAMES E. TQ02...TQ02 TODD EARTH SCIENC LIBRARY GIFT OF SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. J. E. 3. TODD...TODD, STATE GEOLOGIST MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH DAKOTA INCLUDING MINERAL WEALTH OF THE BLACK HILLS
Book
For six decades these working stiffs followed mining opportunities into the boom towns of the intermountain... The Deadly Depths 75 6. Earning a Living by Mining 99 7. Miners and Their Managers 118 ^ 8. The...A. ā€œPresent-Day Miningā€ 169 B. Accidents and Injuries Typical in Hard-Rock Mining in the Intermountain...natural environment of mining The Comstock, showing urban environment of mining, 1876 Minersā€™ cabins at...Bingham Canyon Snowslide damage at Camp Bird Mine, 1906 Silver Plume, Colorado, baseball team, 1889 Miners
Report (issue)
31 University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright Ā© 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...copyright Ā© 2004 unless otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of...Olivenite, 1.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn collection. Photograph...production of environmental protection equipment. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...to Nevada in 1929 and was actively involved in mining in the state and the western U.S. for the rest
Report (issue)
3i University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA CopyrightĀ© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...te, r.6-cm cluster, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope district, Pershing County. N. Prenn coJlection. Photograph...percent of the state. Nevada's public lands offer mining, livestock grazing, wild horse viewing, .scenic...Road and Geologic Tours in th<' Las Vegas Area. Mining and the discovery, identification, and development...Vavis The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) Mining District, Clark County John C. Kepper MINERAL CATALOG 91
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
m'vadla Gold, Silver, and Copper Deposits and Their 11Iclllrrerals DAVID VON BARGEN N112 W18695 Mequon...important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861) and was the...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic... Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver Downloaded by...regained its preeminent status in precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Convective Fluid Flow around the Big Bonanza, Comstock Lode Mining District, Nevada R. E. CRISS,ā€  M. J. SINGLETON...convective fluid flows that deposited the famous Big Bonanza orebody. On a set of intersecting maps and sections...of this gyre (18O = 0 to 3.8ā€°) encompasses the bonanza and is almost totally surrounded by rocks having...convection in permeable media. Introduction THE BONANZA stopes of the Con Virginia and California mines...approximate one billion dollars, qualifying the Big Bonanza as one of the most spectacular concentrations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
...31s I. INTRODUCTION. The Black Hills of South Dakota, as has been so well set forth by Newton in...situated on the western border of the state of South Dakota, but extending also into Wyoming. See Fig. 5...related to the eruptives of the northern hills, the district will not be included in this paper. For a description...uplift. 11. TOPOGRAPHY. The topography of the district is intimately connected with the,general gcological...precipitous caiions in the hills. It crosses the district in the shape of a bow, in the southern arm of
Book
" \ AN)Ā» el \} -w y = ā€”Z- es MC =) a oS MINING 147 AND MINERAL OPERATIONS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN...cataloged as follows: United States. Bureau of Mines. Mining and mineral operations in the Rocky Mountain States;...and nonmetallics. Stable and economic domestic mining, mineral, metal, and mineral reclamation industries...enjoy your experiences. This pamphlet, a guide to mining and mineral operations that may be observed or...aid tourists and students who are interested in mining. Some may wish to study our Nationā€™s romantic past;
Report (issue)
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Nils Boe, Governor MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS by WILLARD LINCOLN ROBERTS...Associate in Mineralogy Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and GEORGE RAPP...Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology With the Editorial...Mineralogy South Dakota School of Mines and Technology BULLETIN NUMBER 18 of the South Dakota School of...of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota PUBLICATIONS STAFF F. L. Partlo J. T. Thomas President
Report (issue)
description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 States...relations ---------------------------History of gold mining and trends in production_ J\labama -----------...--------------Cleburne County ----------~-----------------Ā­ Tallapoosa County --------------------------Alaska...------------------Cochise County -----------------------------Gila County --------------------------------Greenlee...ee County ----------------------------R[aricopa County ----------------------------R[ohave County --
Report (volume)
Ore Deposits of the Upper Blue River Area Summit County Colorado ā€¢ By QUENTIN D. SINGEWALD . GEOLOGICAL...Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...----------Arctic mine ______________________________________________ _ Senator mine ________________...____ _ Vanderbilt mine __________________________________________ _ El Dorado mine ______________________...__________________ _ Monte Cristo mine __________ ------ ________ ----- __________ _ Bemrose mine __________________
Book
PISTOLS i !?' A J.-. N ; 'jxt . 1 ā€” \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by ...present authentic inforĀ­ mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive...United States Geological Survey in 1912. Plan. ā€œMining Districts and Mineral Resources of Nevadaā€, as...parts:ā€”one on mining districts and the other on mineral resources. The section on mining districts is...but gives more extended descriptions and includes mining as well as geological information. The map which
Report (issue)
districts and mines of the northern Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming By Anna Burack Wilson1 and Ed...districts and mines of the northern Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming By Anna B. Wilson and Ed DeWitt...northern Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. This data base contains mine information used by the...others, 1986, 1987a-h; DeWitt and Wilson, in press). Mine information is contained in the two ASCII data files...ten data fields and is numerically sorted by the mine identification numbers shown on maps in DeWitt and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
TERRY From antiqbi@, the quest for silver and, more recently, for silver minerals has M e n expbrers, conquerors...beautiful herringbone plates from Batopilas. Silver and silver-bearing minerals are part of the nobility...more associated mining lore or history. Silver financed empires and great wars. Silver is said to have...turn lead to silver (both of these myths are partially true!). To the mineral collector, silver minerals...unlike gold, silver is quite a reactive element, forming more than one hundred different silver-bearing minerals
Report (issue)
mines and mineralized areas in southern Summit County, Colorado Part A: Documentation By Anna B. Wilson1...and the principal lode mines in southern Summit County, Colorado. The data were initially collected and...White River National Forest and Dillon Ranger District of the Arapaho National Forest. The information...for future studies of the ore deposits in Summit County. There are four ASCII files on the enclosed 360K...(Table 1) is a database arranged alphabetically by mine name, that lists the mineralized area, 7-1/2 minute
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
years. The mines proĀ­ duced almost $500,000,000 in silver and gold; made huge fortunes for half a dozen men...Gold was first discovered in Nevada in the Washoe District (then westĀ­ ern Utah) in the spring of 1850, by...percentage of silver. The miners complained and failed to see the significance. The men mining on nearby...point nearly a mile below where silver was afterwards found in the Ophir Mine. Worth about $13.50 an ounce...NEVADA 345 clogging their rockers. (The Blue-Stuff silver ore mentioned throughout this paper is principally
Book
NevadaPress Reno evada MICHAEL J. MAKLEY UH Silver King in the Gilded Age For Randi Lee Wilbur...Green University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright Ā© 2009 by University of Nevada Press All...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Makley, Michael J. John Mackay : silver king in the gilded age / Michael J. Makley. p....1. Mackay, John William, 1831-1902. 2. Silver mines and miningā€”Nevadaā€”History. 3. Capitalists and fi...Competitors 35 48 5. The Con. Virginia 58 6. Bonanza Silver and Kings 7-1875 83 8. Responses 101 g
Book
A HISTORY OF COMSTOCK SILVER LODE & MINES A HISTORY OF THE COMSTOCK SILVER LODE MINES DAN DE QUILLE...A history of the Comstock silver lode & mines, Nevada and the great basin region. Reprint of the 1889... A HISTORY OF THE GOMSTOCK SILVER LODE MINES NEVADA AND THE GREAT BASIN REGION; LAKE TAHOE AND THE...lu.mi;er BY DAN DE QUILLE, author of " The Big Bonanza," The Wealth and Wonders of Washoe. The Arid...possible, such infor- mation in regard to the silver as the visiting tourist this it is mines of
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stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern 'ā€˜Schoolmarmā€ Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Journal (issue)
VISITORS TO LEHMAN CAVES NATIONAL MONUMENT, JUST SOUTH OF ELY, NEVADA. 23 Baud Street, Winnemucca Joss...MILLER. 25 Land of Contrasts By BILL KOHLMOOS. Ruby Lakes and Ely. 27 Lake of Legends ELIZABETH WARD...parts of Nevada and to capture the feeling of The Silver State which will be "100 Years Young" in 1964....REPRESENTATIVES: Arden E. Roney & Associates 580 South San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles 48, California. Phone:...September Calendar. Aug. 28-Sept. 2ā€”San Bernardino County Fair, Victorville, Calif. August. 30-Sept. 2ā€” Days
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Dennis Drabelle skillfully brings to life silver mining in the lateā€œnineteenth-century American West...mines and was the inspiration for the TV series Bonanza. ā€˜ Innovations in Comstock miniā€”ng the use of underground...grand scale. Stewart, mining manipulations and fraud to on a mining lawyer experience and...mal an a Mile-High Fever Mile-High Fever Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on the Comstock...tion Data Drabelle, Dennis. Mile-high fever : silver mines, boom towns, and high living on the Comstock
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XBW8 PRINT. Jkmta, rg f'neifan Comstock Mining and Miners by Eliot Lord A reprint of the 1883...and for the use of their collections. COMSTOCK MINING AND MINERS Ā© Copyright 1959 by Howell-North Books...the Comstock Lode marked the birth" of the silver mining industry in the United States. The growth of...following the rush to Washoe and the life in this mining community created such wide interest that a monograph...only two years before resigning to follow private mining ventures in Mexico. His first appointments to his
Report (issue)
plates 37-43. Abstract of Report on the Geology and Mining Industry of Leadville, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons...the Geology of the Comstock Lode and the Wa.shoe District, by George F. Becker, pp. 291-330, plates 46 and...preparation. II. Tertiary History ofthe Grand Caļ¬on District, with atlas, by Capt. C. E. Dutton. Published... III. Geology of the Comstock Lode and Washoe District, with atlas, by George F. Becker. Published...._-ā€˜ā€”' -ā€” ā€”-ā€” ii ADVERTISEMENT. IV. Comstock Mining and Miners, by Eliot Lord. Published. V. Copper-bearing
 
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