Silver Crystal Mine

The Silver Crystal Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,832 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: Beartop Mine
Secondary: Bear Top

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Summit

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

Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Silver Crystal Mines Inc.
Company ID: 1000198
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Merger Mines
Company ID: 1000198
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 9-75 SILVER CRYSTAL IS LEASING THE PROPERTY FROM MERGER MIN 50-50 PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT. 9-75 ALTHOUGH THE NABOB MILL IS RECEIVING ORE FROM MORE THA MINE, THE MILL IS HANDLING THE SILVER CRYSTAL ORE SEPARATELY BECAUSE OF THE RELATIVELY SMALL TONNAGES SHIPPED INTERMITTEN DURING THE YEAR. 9-75 500 TONS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED IN 1975 AND AN ADDIT 1500 TONS ARE READY FOR SHIPPING. 9-75 IT SHOUD BE REMEMBERED THAT ALTHOUGH THE MILL PRODUCES 16 METRIC TONS OF CONCENTRATES PER DAY FROM SILVER CRYSTAL O MILL ONLY RUNS SILVER CRYSTAL ORE A FEW DAYS PER YEAR.

Comment (Production): DEPOSIT HAS BEEN A MINOR PRODUCER. PRODUCTION IS ONGOING.

References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE 1910 ELEVENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1909 P 12

Reference (Deposit): BELL 1912 THIRTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1911 P 1

Reference (Deposit): BELL 1907 EIGHTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1906 P 149

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 85-87, 90-92

Reference (Deposit): SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 100

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS 1974-75 DIRECTORY OF MINES P 124-125

Reference (Deposit): NO AUTHOR CITED 1975 WESTERN MINING NEWS V 7 NO 46 P 1

Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN 1956 USGS BULL 1027-P P 725-748

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