Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Sierra Nevada Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
SilverLead
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCURVED SHEET
Ore controlFissure Which Strikes N 45 Deg W And Dips 38 Deg Sw
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Revett Formation-Quartzite
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1886
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10073354
MRDS IDW019398
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.51847, -116.16633
References
UMPLEBY, J. B. AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.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.RANSOME, F. L., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 260 , P. 274 - 303GERRY, C. N., 1923 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 4181905 OTHER F. L. RANSOME, BULL. 2601908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 621923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P. GERRY, C. N., 1923 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 418 . GERRY, C. N., 1919 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 491