The Royal Apex Silver is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.61, -115.97360
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Royal Apex Silver MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Royal Apex Silver
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Royal Apex Silver Inc
Company ID: 1000171
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1995
Owner Name: Coeur Explorations, Inc.
Company ID: 1001344
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RESP_ID #1001344 NO LONGER LISTED. RESP_ID OF #1000171 IS LISTED. DIFFERENT COMPANY IS LISTED HOWEVER. MINES ID#1001344 IS ALSO IN MILS OF MAS SEQ# 0160790246. LATS/LONGS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. THIS PROPERTY LISTS THE ORE BODY, SEQ# 0160790246 IS FOR THE OPERATIONS MAIN ENTERANCE. ADDED COMPANY TO OWNERSHIP TABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG, MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE WALLACE QUAD, IDAHO, 1981,
Reference (Deposit): HUSTEDDE, ET AL
Reference (Deposit): KINGHORN AND FICA, 1979, FINAL ANN. REPT., IDAHO DEPT. LABOR
Reference (Deposit): AND IND. SERV.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA RREPORT DATED APRIL, 1983.
Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF; 02/95 (?).
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