Climax Mine

The Climax Mine is a mine located in Custer county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,351 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Climax Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Tantalum
Tertiary: Niobium (Columbium)

Location

State: South Dakota
County: Custer

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Morriss Hallett Of Custer S Dakota
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1976

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: Black Hills

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): HARD COPY FILE CONTAINS FILE REPORT PLUS MAPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): 203.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN,F.C.BERYL IN THE B.H. ENG. & MIN.JOUR.,VOL.135,1934,

Reference (Deposit): OF MINES BULL.16,1929,P251.

Reference (Deposit): CONNOLLY,J.P & O'HARRA,C.C. THE MIN. WEALTH OF THE B.H. S.D.

Reference (Deposit): P.116.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.BU.MINES STAFF,REGION V. B.H.MIN.ATLAS,S.D:PART 2,IC 770

Reference (Deposit): STERRETT,D.B. MICA DEP.OF S.D. GEOL.SURVEY BULL.380,1909,P.3

Reference (Deposit): BULL.17,1937,P.69.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN,F.C.ET ALL. THE MINING INDUSTRY OF S.D. S.D.SCHOOL O

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