Silver Range, Placer Center Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Silver Range | Prospect |
| Placer Center Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 27' 47'' North , 115° 57' 5'' West
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver Range Mining and Milling Co.
Located on the north slope of the West Fork Placer Creek approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 kilometers) southwest of Wallace, Idaho.
Commodities (Major): Lead, Silver, Copper
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit(s): St. Regis Formation, St. Regis Formation (upper), Revett Formation
Host Rock(s): Argillite, Quartzite
Structure(s): Big Creek Anticline, Killbuck Fault, Placer Creek Fault, Polaris Fault, Silver Standard Fault, Big Creek Fault
Alteration(s): Unspecified
Deposit Type(s): Unspecified (vein likely in these rock formations)
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Other Information: The property began operation with 7 claim and eventually consisted of 11 claims. The workings included 5 tunnels, a single shaft, and numerous cuts and prospect pits. The company sold it's holdings in 1926. According to later dated claim maps it would appear that Calladay Mining was the group that bought out the Silver Range properties.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0432
[see WL0432_001.pdf State Mine Inspection Reports] |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0432
[see WL0432_001.pdf State Mine Inspection Reports] |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0432
[see WL0432_001.pdf state mine inspection reports] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Campbell, S. (1924) Twenty-fifth Annual Report of the Mining Industry of Idaho for the year 1923. Statesman Printing Co., Boise, Idaho, 121 pages.
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- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
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