South Dakota has been a mineral producing since 1874 when gold was discovered in Black Hills .
Gold nuggets have been found in the glacial gravels of the SIOUX VALLEY in the eastern South Dakota .
GOLD DEPOSIT .
1 THE NIGGER HILL DISTRICT
2 THE ROCKFORD DISTRICT
3 THE HILL CITY
4 THE KEYSTONE DISTRICT
5 THE CUSTER DISTRICT
Gold have been found in the Pahasapa limestone in a district about 5 miles long lying immediately west of SPEARFISH CREEK .
COUNTRY
Custer-Lawrence-Penningoton-
DISTRICT
French creek-Lighthing creek-Plessant Valley creek- Deadwood-Galena-Nigger Hill-Spearfish Creek-Two Bit- Bettle Creek- Castle Creek-Hill City -Junetion- Little Rapid Creek- Rapid Creek-Rockerville -Sheridan-Slate Creek and Skull Gulch.
