Silver Bowl Group Prospect

The Silver Bowl Group Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,946 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: Silver Bowl Group Prospect
Secondary: Silver Pirate
Secondary: Allied Silver
Secondary: Coeur D'Alene Silver Giant

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution, Yreka)

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Bowl, Inc.

Owner Name: Sunshine Min. Co.

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Percent: 65.00
Home Office: 6500 North Mineral Drive Suite 200 Coeur d'Alene ID 83815-9408
Years: 1986 -

Owner Name: Allied Silver Co.
Percent: 35.00
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Lead

Comments

Comment (Location): ALSO IN T 48 N, R 3 E, SECS 33 , 34 , 35 AND T 47 N, R 3 E, SECS 5 , 10 , 11 , 12

Comment (Development): 6000 ACRES BROUGHT TOGETHER BY 1965 MERGER (36 CLAIMS FROM COEUR D' ALENE SILVER). SILVER BOWL INC. HOLDINGS (THESE 300 CLAIMS) WERE ADDED TO SUNSHINE EARLY 1967. 5000 FT. OF DDH. 121 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

References

Reference (Deposit): V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, SPOKANE QUAD, LOCATION NO. 119

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 119

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 23 , 1971 ; MAR. 3 , 1967 ; OCT. 5 , 1967

Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOCHEM SUNSHINE MIN. CO

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