The Silver Dale and Big Hill Mine is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,763 feet.
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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
Elevation: 3,763 Feet (1,147 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4825, -116.10390
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Silver Dale and Big Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Dale and Big Hill Mine
Secondary: Silver Belt Prospect
Secondary: Silver Dale Group
Secondary: Big Hill Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Belt Mines, Inc.
Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Placer Cr. Fault Divides Property
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): 32 Unpatented Claims. DDH planned
Comment (Workings): Surface workings length included trenches and roads
References
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1961, Spokane Quad, Location No. 277
Reference (Deposit): Kauffman and others, 1999, Coeur d'Alene Basin USFS AML report (Panhandle NF, v. 5A).
Reference (Deposit): Kauffman and others, 1999, Coeur d'Alene Basin USFS AML report (Panhandle NF, v. 5D).
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, 1925, 26th Annual Report of Mining Industry of Idaho for 1924.
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 118
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, May 23 , 1968 ; April 4 , 1968 ; July 7 , 1967
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