The Snowstorm Area is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,648 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: 2,648 Feet (807 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.50778, -116.07083
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Snowstorm Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snowstorm Area
Secondary: Big Creek Apex Mine
Secondary: Crane
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Big Creek Apex
Owner Name: Sunshine ( 50 % ), Big Creek Apex ( 37 1/2 % ), Silver Syndicate ( 12 1/2 % )
Production
Year: 1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^47 Oz Ag / Ton
Year: 1973
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^34.8 Oz Ag / Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
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
Analytical Data: ORE ON 4800 FT LEVEL AVERAGED 5 FT WIDE OVER 112 FT AND 26 OZ AG / TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Commodity): SOME ORE RAN 2.5 - 3.5 % CU AND ABOUT 7 OZ AG.
Comment (Production): ORE IN D1 ABOVE FROM BIG CREEK APEX AND SNOWSTORM AREAS WITH AVERAGE GRADE FOR SNOWSTORM AREA GIVEN
Comment (Deposit): "SNOWSTORM AREA", THE EASTERN 250 FT OF BIG CREEK APEX PROPERTY, GIVES 37.5 % OF INCOME TO BIG CREEK APEX CO.
Comment (Location): GIVEN UTM IS THAT OF THE CRANE SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 3 , 1974 ; APRIL 24 , 1975
Reference (Production): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 5 , 1974 ; MAR. 23 , 1972 ; MAR. 12 , 1971 ; FEB. 1 , 1968 ; MAR. 31 , 1967
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