The Crystal Lead Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,501 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
Elevation: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.7058, -115.81080
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Crystal Lead Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crystal Lead Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Eagle District
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Day Mines Inc
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Mine On Steep Dipping W Limb Of Trout Creek Anticline
Alterations
Not available
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
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS ON 4 MAIN AND 3 INTERMEDIATE LEVELS
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS 1943-47 AND 1951.
Comment (Deposit): VERTICAL LENGTH IS 440 FT; STEEP SE RAKE ON VEIN
References
Reference (Production): HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 743
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 -
Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 743
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