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Silver State Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 39'' North , 116° 3' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.51093,-116.05836
GRN:
N32W58
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Osburn1,510 (2017)4.5km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)5.5km
Wardner186 (2017)5.8km
Smelterville603 (2017)9.9km
Wallace761 (2017)10.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
404247
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404247:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver State Group; Mac D'Palm Mining Co.; Mac D'Palm


Located on the east slope of Big Creek approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) west of Osburn, Idaho.
Commodities (Major): Lead, Silver
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit(s): Wallace Formation; St. Regis Formation
Host Rock(s): Quartzite
Structure(s): Osburn Fault; Polaris Fault
Alteration(s): Unspecified
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

Other Information: Claim holding for Mad D'Palm Mining included the Silver State, Helen, Frances, Tip Top, and Josephine. Workings included a single tunnel and crosscut of approximately 320 lineal feet, a small waste dump, and a blacksmith shop. The property was exploring the contact zone between the Wallace Formation and the St. Regis Formation.

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References

idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=SP0226
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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