Canyon Silver Mine
Gem, Idaho
47.4954°N 115.8799°W
Mine Overview
The Canyon Silver Mine is near Gem, Idaho. Historically the site has been associated with the Coeur Dalene-Lelande Mining District which is now part of the St. Joe National Forest. The Canyon Silver Mine is a underground mining operation. Mine operations consist of underground workings. There is one known shaft. Subsurface depth reaches a maximum of 244 meters (800 feet) and extends 533 meters (1,750 feet) in length. The ore mined is composed of galena. The ore is found in stringers 140 meters (460 feet) long and 1 meters (4 feet) wide. The host rock in this area is quartzite from the Neoproterozoic era 1.00 to 0.54 billion years ago. The Northern Rocky Mountains physiographic province of the Rocky Mountain System characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area.
Canyon Silver Mine Near Gem, Idaho
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Owner Name and Address
Canyon Silver Mines Company
- Type
- Owner
Gold Leaf Mining Company
- Type
- Operator
International Wellington Resources Ltd.
- Type
- Operator
Commodities
Additional textual information about a site or mine.
- Commodity Type Importance
- Lead Metallic Primary
- Silver Metallic Primary
- Zinc Metallic Primary
- Copper Metallic Tertiary
- Gold Metallic Tertiary
Location Info
- Continent Country State County
- North America The United States Idaho Shoshone
Notes
IN BURKE CANYON JUST OFF WALLACE-BURKE HIGHWAY. BORDERS GOLCONDA.
Mining Districts
Formal or informal mining district names.
- District
- Coeur Dalene-Lelande Mining District
Development
SUNSHINE MIN CO ., FORMER OPERATOR, HAD 2 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES TO 1071 FEET AND 656 FEET CANYON SILVER ACQUIRED SILVER KEY PROPERTIES WHICH ADJOIN ON THE W AND CONSIST OF 3 PATENTED, 21 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (1970).
Workings
Workings at the site.
Underground Workings #1
- Type: Underground
- Sub Surface Length: 533.4 Meters
- Sub Surface Depth: 243.84 Meters
Workings
850 FEET OF EXTENSIONS PLANNED. GIVEN LENGTH OF WORKINGS FOR ONE TUNNEL IN 1966.
Orebody
Characteristics of the ore body.
- Length:
- Width: 1.22 meters (4.00 feet)
- Strike: north 80 degrees east
- Dip: steeply south
Physiography
Physiographic area where the resource is found.
- Division Province? Section
- Rocky Mountain System Northern Rocky Mountains -
Ore Control
Controls on emplacement of ore such as faults or other structural features.
- Text?
- Faulting
Production
Production information
Notes
ITEM 3 ORE CAME FROM THE 410 AND 220 LEVELS. 1968 SHIPMENTS AVERAGED $60/TON.
Reserve-resource
HAS ABOUT $5 MILLION WORTH OF BLOCKED OUT RESERVES.
Nearby Deposits
Other deposits in the same region.
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Verda May Prospect
- Silver commodity Site type Prospect status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 0.11 miles
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West Bell Prospect
- Gold commodity Site type Prospect status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 0.64 miles
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East Coeur Dalene District
- Zinc commodity District type Occurrence status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- 0.76 miles
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West Star Prospect
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 0.94 miles
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Betty Lou Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 1.00 miles
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Granada Silver Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 1.03 miles
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Sisters Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Underground
- 1.20 miles
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Northside Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Occurrence status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 1.21 miles
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Panhandle Lead Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Underground
- 1.21 miles
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Duluth Mine
- Lead commodity Site type Mine status
- Shoshone, Idaho
- Vein
- Surface; Underground
- 1.22 miles
Nearby Mining Districts
- Coeur Dalene-Lelande Mining District (0 miles away)
- Coeur Dalene-Hunter Mining District (0.53 miles away)
- Coeur Dalene-Placer Center Mining District (0.56 miles away)
- Coeur Dalene-Beaver Mining District (3.54 miles away)
- Coeur Dalene-Evolution Mining District (3.80 miles away)
- Saint Joe Mining District (5.50 miles away)
- Avery-Black Prince Mining District (5.79 miles away)
- Coeur Dalene-Summit Mining District (5.95 miles away)
- Coeur Dalene-Murray Mining District (6.12 miles away)
Nearby Lands
- Coeur D Alene National Forest (1.63 miles away)
- St. Joe National Forest (4.86 miles away)
Footnotes
* Mine bounds on map indicate the general area that a mine occupies. For an detailed map, refer to the overseeing BLM field office.
** The mine central point is based on an average of the mine's bounding box(es) and does not necessarily fall on the claim itself.
1 World-class significance is determined by total endowment of the contained commodity. This includes all past production and remaining reserves. Each commodity is considered separately and commodities cannot be combined to arrive at a significant size. The tonnage thresholds are from the mine model grade-tonnage studies. As of June 2008, many entries were classified as significant under less strict rules.
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Deposit
MINE LIES NORTH OF THE GOLCONDA-LUCKY FRIDAY MINERAL BELT.
THE BLUE WING CLAIMS ARE PART OF CANYON SILVER PROPERTY.