The Custer is a mine located in Lawrence county, South Dakota at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.3328, -103.63720
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Custer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Custer
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: South Dakota
County: Lawrence
District: Galena District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Type: Unknown
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Double Rainbow Mines Inc
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: South Dakota
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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): -10650,P.111
Reference (Deposit): SHAPIRO & GRIES,1970,USGS HEAVY METALS PROGRAM CONTRACT #14-
Reference (Deposit): GRUNWALD,R.1970,SO.DAK.SCHOOL OF MINES,UNPUB PHD THESIS,APPE
Reference (Deposit): MUKHERJEE,N,1968,COLO.SCHOOL OF MINES UNPUB PHD THESIS APPEN
Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES STAFF,REG V,1,1954,INFO CIRCULAR 7688,P.3
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