(Facility) Bunker Hill Lead Smelter & Refinery

The (Facility) Bunker Hill Lead Smelter & Refinery is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,388 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

Name: (Facility) Bunker Hill Lead Smelter & Refinery  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,388 Feet (728 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.5339, -116.13810

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(Facility) Bunker Hill Lead Smelter & Refinery MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: (Facility) Bunker Hill Lead Smelter & Refinery


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Smelter/Refiner
Operation Type: Processing Plant
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Environmental Factors): CERCLA (SUPERFUND) SITE LISTED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL), SEPT. 1983, ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS INCLUDE LEAD SMELTING WASTES. CLEAN UP HAS BEGUN. DOI/USBM ALLEGED TO BE A PRP.


References

Reference (Deposit): PLANT- TYPE= TONNES/YR- INPUT= OUTPUT=113400

Reference (Deposit): EMPLOYMENT- MINE= PLANT=450 1975

Reference (Deposit): E/MJ 1975 DIRECTORY MINE AND MINERAL PROCESSORS (POOR)


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