The Silver Crystal Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,832 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: 3,832 Feet (1,168 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.6158, -115.74360
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Silver Crystal Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Crystal Mine
Secondary: Beartop Mine
Secondary: Bear Top
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Summit
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
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Crystal Mines Inc.
Company ID: 1000198
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Merger Mines
Company ID: 1000198
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 9-75 SILVER CRYSTAL IS LEASING THE PROPERTY FROM MERGER MIN 50-50 PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT. 9-75 ALTHOUGH THE NABOB MILL IS RECEIVING ORE FROM MORE THA MINE, THE MILL IS HANDLING THE SILVER CRYSTAL ORE SEPARATELY BECAUSE OF THE RELATIVELY SMALL TONNAGES SHIPPED INTERMITTEN DURING THE YEAR. 9-75 500 TONS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED IN 1975 AND AN ADDIT 1500 TONS ARE READY FOR SHIPPING. 9-75 IT SHOUD BE REMEMBERED THAT ALTHOUGH THE MILL PRODUCES 16 METRIC TONS OF CONCENTRATES PER DAY FROM SILVER CRYSTAL O MILL ONLY RUNS SILVER CRYSTAL ORE A FEW DAYS PER YEAR.
Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER. PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE 1910 ELEVENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1909 P 12
Reference (Deposit): BELL 1912 THIRTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1911 P 1
Reference (Deposit): BELL 1907 EIGHTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1906 P 149
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 85-87, 90-92
Reference (Deposit): SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 100
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS 1974-75 DIRECTORY OF MINES P 124-125
Reference (Deposit): NO AUTHOR CITED 1975 WESTERN MINING NEWS V 7 NO 46 P 1
Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN 1956 USGS BULL 1027-P P 725-748
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