Silver City Region

The Silver City Region is a silver and gold mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

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

Name: Silver City Region  

State:  Idaho

County:  Owyhee

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 43.01722, -116.73028

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Silver City Region MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver City Region


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Silver City Region


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1863
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Silver City Range - Owyhee Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith

Type: L
Description: Large Post-Mineral Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization-Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Electrum
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Miargyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION VALUES ARE ESTIMATED FROM 1863-1879 AND ACCURATE FROM 1880-1923 TOTAL $40,878,441

Comment (Development): DE LAMAR COMPANY LTD WAS THE LAST MAJOR OPERATOR, THEY QUIT IN 1914. AFTER THAT SMALL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TOOK OVER BUT PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SMALL SINCE

Comment (Workings): NO FIGURES WERE GIVEN FOR TOTAL WORKINGS, BUT THE DE LAMAR MINE HAD 115,000 FT OF WORKINGS ALONE

Comment (Geology): SILVER CITY GRANITE, COARSE-GRAINED, LIGHT GRAY GRANITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): PIPER, A. M., AND FRANCIS, L. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, ID: ID. BUR. OF MINE BULL. 11

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1941, MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: ID. BUR. OF MINE GEOL. PAMPHLET NO. 57. P. 15-16.

Reference (Production): PIPER, A.M., ID. BUR OF MINES BULL. 11 1926


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