Silver Hills Mine

The Silver Hills Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Hills Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Black Pine 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: Sawtooth National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Hills Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, STRINGERS, LENSES, PINCHES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY MADE SHOWS THE FOLLOWING VALUES: 0.03 OZ AU, 42.4 OZ AG, 3.6% PB, 1.2% CU, 8.4% ZN, AND 4.5% ANTIMONY

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR CREST OF THE RIDGE BETWEEN BLACK PINE CANYON AND EAST DRY FORK ON BLACK PINE SIDE

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF AG-PB-ZN ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1894. SOME ORE WAS SHIPPED ABOUT 1894.

Comment (Workings): VEIN MAY BE TRACED FOR HUNDREDS OF FT.

Comment (Geology): LIMESTONES TREND ABOUT N 75 DEG W, DIP ABOUT 16 DEG N

References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, ID.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P

Reference (Deposit): 1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 1

Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, ID BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 14

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