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Silver Mountain Mine

Occurrence in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094295
MRDS ID D004074
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.72824, 47.48876 (WGS84)
Elevation 1739
Relative position 2.25 MI E OF MULLAN, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lookout Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(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)

Federal lands

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 006E 31 NE OF NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • THE SHAFT IS LOCATED NEAR THE MOUTH OF DAISY GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.72824, 47.48876
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Osburn Fault: 1000 Ft S; Paymaster Fault: 1500 Ft N; Deadman Shear Zone: 2500 Ft N; Snowstorm Fault: 6250 Ft Ne (All Locations Relative To Shaft).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hecla Mining Co., Bunker Hill Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Silver Mountain Lead Mines, Inc.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • HECLA, BUNKER, AND SILVER MTN. LEAD UNDERTOOK A D.M.E.A. SUPPORTED EXPLORATION PROJECT BETWEEN 1954 AND 1959. THE CONTRACT (D.M.E.A. NO. 3406) WAS TERMINATED 11-1-54. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 4 PATENTED AND 33 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DATA IS AVAILABLE CONCERNING THE NATURE OF THE SILVER MOUNTAIN MINE PRIOR TO THE 1955 D.M.E.A. PROJECT. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. CONTRACT NO. 3406. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Chesson, Sharon A. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1980 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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