Formosa Mine
Formosa Mine is a quarry in Unorganized Territory of East Custer, South Dakota and has an elevation of 5,312 feet. Formosa Mine is situated nearby to the locality Bismuth, as well as near Etta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Custer County, South Dakota, United States of America
- Address: SD
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Bismuth.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Photo: ArthurTilton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a United States national memorial in the Black Hills of west South Dakota. This national icon features the monumental faces of four former Presidents – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln – blasted and carved from the white rock of a mountain.
Bismuth
Locality
Bismuth is a ghost town in the Black Hills of Custer County, South Dakota, United States. Bismuth is situated 3½ miles east of Formosa Mine.
Etta
Locality
Etta, also known as Etta Camp and Etta Mine, is a ghost town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. It was a successful mining town, known for its discovery of the largest spodumene crystal ever found. Etta is situated 4 miles northeast of Formosa Mine.
Formosa Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Unorganized Territory of East Custer, Custer, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.84165° or 43° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
-103.47325° or 103° 28′ 24″ westElevation
5,312 feet (1,619 metres)Open location code
85MRRGRG+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 368393821OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Formosa Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Formosa Mine”
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