Sierra Nevada Mine

The Sierra Nevada Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,350 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: Sierra Nevada Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,350 Feet (1,021 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.5186, -116.16530

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Sierra Nevada Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sierra Nevada Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Bunker Hill Co.


Production

Year: 1886
Material type: ?
Description: Ap_Grade: ^47 % Pb, 60 - 90 Oz Ag / Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1886
Discovery Year: 1885
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

Form: CURVED SHEET


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): ON W SIDE OF DEADWOOD GULCH; LOCATION UNCERTAIN WITHIN SEC 11

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1886 RAN 47% PB AND 60-90 OZ/TON AG.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN RANGES IN DIP FROM HORIZONTAL TO 40 DEG SW

Comment (Workings): LENGTH WORKINGS GIVEN FOR 1921


References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B. AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1905 OTHER F. L. RANSOME, BULL. 260

Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1923 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 418

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 260 , P. 274 - 303

Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P. GERRY, C. N., 1923 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 418 . GERRY, C. N., 1919 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 491


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