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Canyon Silver Mine, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 29' 55'' North , 115° 52' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wallace761 (2017)4.6km
Mullan675 (2017)6.6km
Osburn1,510 (2017)9.1km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)18.6km
Wardner186 (2017)19.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
136378
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:136378:7
GUID (UUID V4):
d67fdfcf-b728-4381-b15c-40362f67cf0f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Blue Wing; Canyon Silver Mine; Formosa Mine; Mutual Mines Development Co.; Silver Key; Zanetti


Located approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) northeast of Wallace, Idaho in Canyon Creek.

Commodities (Major) - Zinc, Silver, Lead
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: St Regis Formation
Host Rock: Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS

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SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10078362
Link to USGS MRDS:10120898

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