The Bear Top Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.6158, -115.73940
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Bear Top Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bear Top Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone Offset By Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): IN BEAR GULCH
Comment (Workings): 3 LEVELS, STOPING
References
Reference (Deposit): FOREST SERVICE FILES, MISSOULA, MT.
Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN, 1965, USGS BULL 1027-P
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