South Dakota · Custer County
Past Producer

Midas Mine

Custer County, South Dakota, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formDIKES
Ore controlMica Is Most Common Around The Outer Edges And In The N 200 Ft Of The Dike.
Materials
Ore mineralsMica
GangueAlbite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10012459
MRDS IDD008102
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.70024, -103.60028
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1955, BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART 2, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7707.USGS PP 247, P. 157.