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Silver Crown Mine

Past Producer in Camas county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070781
MRDS ID W013868
MAS/MILS ID 0160250053
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Crown Mine
Alternate or previous names Climax

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.71786, 43.59295 (WGS84)
Elevation 2377
Relative position 19 MI. WSW OF KETCHUM, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camas(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dollarhide Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 015E 18 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • .5 Mi. W. Of Silver Star Mine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.71786, 43.59295
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rosetta District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • $30,000 Production

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Tunnels

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249

  • Production

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

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