Silver Crystal Mine

The Silver Crystal Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,826 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: Silver Crystal Mine
Secondary: Ione
Secondary: Beartop
Secondary: Kiebler Vein
Secondary: Merger Mines
Secondary: Orofino

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Crystal Mines Inc.

Production

Year: 1969
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^22.5 % Pb, Zn, And Ag
Year: 1970
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^55 % Pb, 3 Oz Ag, 4 % Zn
Year: 1973
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^22.8 % Pb, Zn, And Ag
Year: 1974
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^9.82 % Pb, 8.68 % Zn
Year: 1975
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^ 20 % Pb, Zn, And Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
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: IRREGULAR, BUNCHES, LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: On E Flank Of Trout Creek Anticline Which Strikes N, Dips Steeply E

Type: L
Description: Flexures, Brecciation; N-Striking Reverse Faults Parallel Bedding

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 340 FT CROSSCUT ASSAYED 10% ZN, 5.2% PB, AND 0.5 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: 12 FT WIDE VEIN ASSAYED 38.2% PB, 5.3% ZN, 3.7 OZ/TON AG.

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SILVER CRYSTAL (8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS) LEASED 11 PATENTED ADJOINING CLAIMS FROM MERGER MINES (BEAR TOP PROPERTY) AND DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED FROM THIS COMBINED PROPERTY. BEAR TOP AND OROFINO CONSOLIDATED IN 1911

Comment (Location): ON N SIDE OF RIDGE THAT SEPARATES HEAD OF PARAGON GUL FROM BEAR GUL

Comment (Development): 8 UNPATENTED, 11 PATENTED CLAIMS. RESTORED 2650 FT RAIL AND COMPRESSED AIR PIPELINE. IN 1973 , 6 DDH TOTALED 605 FT.

Comment (Deposit): BEAR TOP VEIN STRIKES N 45 - 65 DEG W, DIPS 60 DEG S TO VERTICAL; IONE VEIN STRIKES N 70 DEG E, DIPS 65 DEG SE; OROFINO VEIN STRIKES N 60 DEG W-N 80 DEG E, DIPS 50 - 60 DEG S

References

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 124

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 30 , 1972 ; OCT. 31 , 1969 ; FEB. 20 , 1974 ; MAY 22 , 1973 ; MAY 6 , 1971

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 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): 5) WALLACE MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 1 .

Reference (Deposit): 6) HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 745 - 746

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

Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47

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

Reference (Production): WESTERN MIN. NEWS, FEB. 13 , 1976 . WESTERN MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 1 . SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 30 , 1972 ; OCT. 31 , 1969 ; SEPT. 23 , 1975 ; FEB. 20 , 1974 ; MAY 6 , 1971 . WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 124 . RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62

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