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Snowstorm Area

Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073357
MRDS ID W019401
Record type Site
Current site name Snowstorm Area
Alternate or previous names Big Creek Apex Mine, Crane

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.07186, 47.50765 (WGS84)
Elevation 807
Relative position 3.75 MI SE OF KELLOGG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kellogg East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 003E 16 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • GIVEN UTM IS THAT OF THE CRANE SHAFT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME ORE RAN 2.5 - 3.5 % CU AND ABOUT 7 OZ AG.

Analytical data

Result ORE ON 4800 FT LEVEL AVERAGED 5 FT WIDE OVER 112 FT AND 26 OZ AG / TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name St. Regis Formation-Quartzite;St. Regis Formation-Argillite
    Rock description St. Regis Formation-Quartzite;St. Regis Formation-Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.07186, 47.50765
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike WNW
    Dip 80 DEG N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunshine ( 50 % ), Big Creek Apex ( 37 1/2 % ), Silver Syndicate ( 12 1/2 % )
  • Type Owner
    Owner Big Creek Apex

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^47 Oz Ag / Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 1327g/mt
  • Year 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^34.8 Oz Ag / Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 983g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IN D1 ABOVE FROM BIG CREEK APEX AND SNOWSTORM AREAS WITH AVERAGE GRADE FOR SNOWSTORM AREA GIVEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 3 , 1974 ; APRIL 24 , 1975

  • Production

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 5 , 1974 ; MAR. 23 , 1972 ; MAR. 12 , 1971 ; FEB. 1 , 1968 ; MAR. 31 , 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit "SNOWSTORM AREA", THE EASTERN 250 FT OF BIG CREEK APEX PROPERTY, GIVES 37.5 % OF INCOME TO BIG CREEK APEX CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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