Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBUNCHES
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcocite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Wallace Formation-Calc. Quartzite, Argillite;St. Regis Formation-Quartzite, Argillite
StructureSilver Syndicate Fault On Length Of Property
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107339
MRDS IDW019557
Alternate namesBig Creek Mine, Crane
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.50765, -116.07186
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, ID.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 732 , 156 P.WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 1975 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 14 , 1974; APR 5 , 1974 ; MAR. 21 , 1973 ; MAR. 21 , 1972 ; MAR. 5 , 1975 .5) SPOKESMAN REVIEW, APRIL 9 , 1967 .6) HOBBS, S. W., AND OTHERS, 1965 , GEOLOGY OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 478 , 139 P.1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 7321964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 4451965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478WESTERN MIN. NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES. { SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 19 , 1970 ; MAR. 21 , 1969 , FEB. 1 , 1968 ; SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 14 , 1967 , MAR. 31 , 1967 ; APR 21 , 1975