| Deposit ID | 10232044 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026591 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Crystal Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Beartop Mine, Bear Top |
| Related records | 10078317 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.74462, 47.61567 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1168 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thompson Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049 N | 006 E | 06 | C | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Prichard Formation. |
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| Strike | N75W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 75S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 9999M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 999999M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 999999M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 99999M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 10HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Summit |
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| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Merger Mines |
| ID | 1000198 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Crystal Mines Inc. |
| ID | 1000198 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790252 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026591 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1000198 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL__92 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MOORE 1910 ELEVENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1909 P 12
BELL 1912 THIRTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1911 P 1
BELL 1907 EIGHTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1906 P 149
UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 85-87, 90-92
SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 100
WESTERN MINING NEWS 1974-75 DIRECTORY OF MINES P 124-125
NO AUTHOR CITED 1975 WESTERN MINING NEWS V 7 NO 46 P 1
HOSTERMAN 1956 USGS BULL 1027-P P 725-748
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 9-75 SILVER CRYSTAL IS LEASING THE PROPERTY FROM MERGER MIN 50-50 PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT. 9-75 ALTHOUGH THE NABOB MILL IS RECEIVING ORE FROM MORE THA MINE, THE MILL IS HANDLING THE SILVER CRYSTAL ORE SEPARATELY BECAUSE OF THE RELATIVELY SMALL TONNAGES SHIPPED INTERMITTEN DURING THE YEAR. 9-75 500 TONS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED IN 1975 AND AN ADDIT 1500 TONS ARE READY FOR SHIPPING. 9-75 IT SHOUD BE REMEMBERED THAT ALTHOUGH THE MILL PRODUCES 16 METRIC TONS OF CONCENTRATES PER DAY FROM SILVER CRYSTAL O MILL ONLY RUNS SILVER CRYSTAL ORE A FEW DAYS PER YEAR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1990 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/19/1983 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1000198 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Silver Crystal |
| Current operator | Silver Crystal Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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