Crystal Lead Mine

The Crystal Lead Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,501 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

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Site Name

Primary: Crystal Lead Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Eagle 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: Day Mines Inc

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bitterroot Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Mine On Steep Dipping W Limb Of Trout Creek Anticline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS ON 4 MAIN AND 3 INTERMEDIATE LEVELS

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION WAS 1943-47 AND 1951.

Comment (Deposit): VERTICAL LENGTH IS 440 FT; STEEP SE RAKE ON VEIN

References

Reference (Production): HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 743

Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 -

Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 743

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