Pennington County Gold Locations

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Pennington County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site SD • Pennington County County
Description
Immediately south of Lawrence County in the southern part of the Black Hills, Pennington county produced an estimated 128,000 of gold largely from lode mines, but with some placer deposits. The most productive areas for panners seem to be along Spring, Castle, and Rapid Creeks. In Palmer Gulch placer gravels are also said to be rich.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: pennington_sd.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Immediately south of Lawrence County in the southern part of the Black Hills, Pennington county produced an estimated 128,000 of gold largely from lode mines, but with some placer deposits. The most productive areas for panners seem to be along Spring, Castle, and Rapid Creeks. In Palmer Gulch placer gravels are also said to be rich.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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