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Canyon Silver Mine

Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078362
MRDS ID W026655
Record type Site
Current site name Canyon Silver Mine
Alternate or previous names Formosa Mine, Silver Key, Blue Wing
Related records 10120898

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.87992, 47.49547 (WGS84)
Elevation 963
Relative position 4 MI NE OF WALLACE AT GEM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(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

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N;048N 004E;005E 24,19 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • IN BURKE CANYON JUST OFF WALLACE - BURKE HIGHWAY. BORDERS GOLCONDA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ASSAYED 31 OZ/TON AG, 67.8% PB, 8% ZN. OTHER ASSAYS OF CRUDE ORE RANGED 1.2 - 24.4 OZ/TON AG AND 2.4 - 37.8% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Burke Formation
    Rock description Burke Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) Syenite and related rocks.
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS
    Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip STEEPLY S
    Length 140.21M
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner International Wellington Resources Ltd; Gold Leaf Mining Corp. ( 25 % )
  • Type Owner
    Owner Canyon Silver Mines Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.9% Pb, 4.4% Zn, 5.8 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 13wt-pct
    Minor Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 164g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 3 ORE CAME FROM THE 410 AND 220 LEVELS. 1968 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED $60/TON

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • HAS ABOUT $5 MILLION WORTH OF "BLOCKED OUT" RESERVES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 533.4M
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • 850 FT OF EXTENSIONS PLANNED. GIVEN LENGTH OF WORKINGS FOR ONE TUNNEL IN 1966

Comments on development

  • SUNSHINE MIN CO., FORMER OPERATOR, HAD 2 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES TO 1071 FT AND 656 FT. CANYON SILVER ACQUIRED SILVER KEY PROPERTIES WHICH ADJOIN ON THE W AND CONSIST OF 3 PATENTED, 21 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ( 1970 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 22 , 1974 ; APRIL 19 , 1974 ; MAY 24 , 1974 ; JAN 5 , 1970 . JAN 23 , 1975 ; MAY 29 , 1974 ; JAN 7 , 1972 ; APRIL 6 , 1971 ; FEB. 17 , 1971 ; NOV. 13 , 1970 ; AP. 24 , 1969

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING NEWS, NOV 2 , 1973 . AND WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 27

  • Deposit

    FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

  • Deposit

    HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 91 .

  • Deposit

    5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, JULY 9 , 1976

  • Deposit

    1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL SUNSHINE MIN. CO.

  • Deposit

    GEOCHEM

  • Production

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 29 , 1974 ; APRIL 6 , 1971 ; MAR. 25 , 1970 ; FEB. 16 , 1968 { SPOKESMAN REVIEW, OCT. 20 , 1968

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE LIES N OF THE GOLCONDA-LUCKY FRIDAY MINERAL BELT.
Deposit THE BLUE WING CLAIMS ARE PART OF CANYON SILVER PROPERTY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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