Sodak Uranium and Mining Company, Inc.
Sodak Uranium and Mining Company, Inc.
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Product Details
Nicely engraved antique stock certificate from the Sodak Uranium and Mining Company, Inc. dating back to the 1950's. This document, which carries the printed signatures of the company President and Secretary, was printed by Security Banknote Company and measures approximately 11 3/4" (w) by 8" (h).
The vignette features an eagle with wings outstretched.
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Historical Context
The Sodak Uranium and Mining Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1954.
Anomalous radioactivity was first discovered and reported in Hot Springs, South Dakota by the Atomic Energy Commission's airborne survey in 1952. Soon after publication of the anomalies by the Commission, William and Richard Busfield of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, staked five claims in the area.
In the summer of 1954, Commission reconnaissance crews made a detailed study of the area and located six drill sites. The holes were collared in the upper Fall River formation and bottomed in the top of the Morrison formation of Jurassic age to determine the nature of the sedimentary rocks and their potential for uranium ore. As a result of the drilling which was completed in August 1954, the area was considered to have a good potential.
The Sodak Uranium and Mining Company leased the claims from the Busfields and started an extensive wagon and core drilling program in the summer of 1955. After blocking out several thousand tons of 0.20 percent ore, a large open cut was made to the ore horizon, and, finally, operations extended to underground mining. The drilling and mining operations were suspended in late December 1955, because of adverse weather conditions and the high water content of the ore.
The company later went on to work properties in Converse County, Wyoming.
Additional Information
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