Canyon Silver Mine

The Canyon Silver Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,159 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

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Site Name

Primary: Canyon Silver Mine
Secondary: Formosa Mine
Secondary: Silver Key
Secondary: Blue Wing

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Canyon Silver Mines Co.

Owner Name: International Wellington Resources Ltd; Gold Leaf Mining Corp. ( 25 % )

Production

Year: 1969
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^12.9% Pb, 4.4% Zn, 5.8 Oz/Ton Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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 - Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

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

Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYED 31 OZ/TON AG, 67.8% PB, 8% ZN. OTHER ASSAYS OF CRUDE ORE RANGED 1.2 - 24.4 OZ/TON AG AND 2.4 - 37.8% PB.

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Production): ITEM 3 ORE CAME FROM THE 410 AND 220 LEVELS. 1968 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED $60/TON

Comment (Development): SUNSHINE MIN CO., FORMER OPERATOR, HAD 2 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES TO 1071 FT AND 656 FT. CANYON SILVER ACQUIRED SILVER KEY PROPERTIES WHICH ADJOIN ON THE W AND CONSIST OF 3 PATENTED, 21 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ( 1970 )

Comment (Deposit): MINE LIES N OF THE GOLCONDA-LUCKY FRIDAY MINERAL BELT.

Comment (Deposit): THE BLUE WING CLAIMS ARE PART OF CANYON SILVER PROPERTY.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): HAS ABOUT $5 MILLION WORTH OF "BLOCKED OUT" RESERVES.

Comment (Location): IN BURKE CANYON JUST OFF WALLACE - BURKE HIGHWAY. BORDERS GOLCONDA.

Comment (Workings): 850 FT OF EXTENSIONS PLANNED. GIVEN LENGTH OF WORKINGS FOR ONE TUNNEL IN 1966

References

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 22 , 1974 ; APRIL 19 , 1974 ; MAY 24 , 1974 ; JAN 5 , 1970 . JAN 23 , 1975 ; MAY 29 , 1974 ; JAN 7 , 1972 ; APRIL 6 , 1971 ; FEB. 17 , 1971 ; NOV. 13 , 1970 ; AP. 24 , 1969

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, NOV 2 , 1973 . AND WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 27

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 91 .

Reference (Deposit): 5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, JULY 9 , 1976

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Deposit): DIREXPL SUNSHINE MIN. CO.

Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEM

Reference (Production): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 29 , 1974 ; APRIL 6 , 1971 ; MAR. 25 , 1970 ; FEB. 16 , 1968 { SPOKESMAN REVIEW, OCT. 20 , 1968

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