The Canyon Creek Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Boise county, Idaho.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Canyon Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Canyon Creek Mine
Secondary: Silver King Claims
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Quartzburg District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. M. Eck, Press Atkinson, And Frank Kennedy
Home Office: Boise, Id.
Owner Name: L. M. Eck
Years: 1943 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN BUT PROSPECT IS ON THE S SIDE OF CANYON CREEK ABOUT 500 FT. ABOVE IT.
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE, WA
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