Sisters Mine

The Sisters Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,976 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: Sisters Mine
Secondary: Sierra Silver Lead Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Placer Center)

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: Sierra Silver Lead Min. Co.

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 - Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BUNCHES AND STRINGERS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Osburn Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED SAMPLES ASSAYED 8.7 TO 44.2% PB AND 6.2 TO 27.3 OZ/TON AG.

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): 13 PATENTED CLAIMS (ABOUT 220 ACRES) INCLUDING THE HALIFAX, BOUNDARY, ALEXANDRIA, AND MILTON CLAIMS. COMPANY HAS TOTAL OF ABOUT 200 ACRES N OF OSBURN FAULT

Comment (Workings): LENGTH WORKINGS IS A 1944 FIGURE

Comment (Location): ON NW SIDE OF CANYON CREEK, NEAR WOODLAND PARK

References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, JAN. 4 , 1974

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 2 , 1973 ; MAY 2 , 1973 ; SEPT. 22 , 1969

Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1927 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1923 , PART 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 401

Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62

Reference (Deposit): 1927 COMPILE C. N. GERRY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1923

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOCHEM SIERRA SILVER LEAD MIN. CO.

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