Silver Crown Mine

The Silver Crown Mine is a silver mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Silver Crown Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.59306, -114.71694

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Silver Crown Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Crown Mine
Secondary: Climax


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Rosetta District


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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Location): .5 Mi. W. Of Silver Star Mine

Comment (Production): $30,000 Production

Comment (Workings): 3 Tunnels


References

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249

Reference (Production): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.


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