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American Mining Company, Ragged Top Mining District, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| American Mining Company | - not defined - |
| Ragged Top Mining District | Mining District |
| Lawrence County | County |
| South Dakota | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 22' 15'' North , 103° 53' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Central City | 130(2017) | 10.1km |
| Lead | 2,999(2017) | 10.9km |
| Deadwood | 1,258(2017) | 13.5km |
| Spearfish | 11,283(2017) | 13.7km |
| North Spearfish | 2,285(2017) | 15.1km |
REF:Deposit:: US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
Production:: US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRC
(Silver Tongue Claim:Grenville Claim: Silver Tongue Fraction Gossan Claim: Norwich Claim: Eilenberg Fraction: Iva Claim: Eva H.Flora E. Group Dacy Group)
Commodities (Major) - Silver, Gold
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Rhyolite Dikes
Host Rock: Limestone
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
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Alphabetical ListTree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘFluorite Formula:CaF2 |
| ⓘNative Gold Formula:Au |
| ⓘNative Silver Formula:Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| F | Fluorine | |
|---|---|---|
| F | ⓘFluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘFluorite | CaF2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘNative Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘNative Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Wyoming CratonCraton
- Wyoming DomainDomain
USA
- Black HillsMountain Range
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To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844.doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
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