Top ten historical producer in the Silver Valley mining corridor with historic resources.
Historic Resources
Tons | Silver (g/t) | Silver (oz) | Zinc (%) | Zinc (lbs) | Lead (%) | Lead (lbs) | Silver Equiv. (g/t)* | Silver Equiv. (oz)* | Zinc Equiv. Grade (%)* | Zinc Equiv. Grade (lbs)* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
218,000 | 87.4 | 555,727 | 10.3 | 45,082,400 | 5.22 | 22,759,200 | 539 | 3,424,272 | 16.8 | 73,276,540 |
- Operated from 1916-1917 and from 1926 to 1969, closing because of a devastating fire
- Never re-opened due to extenuating circumstances even though high grade resources were defined
- Produced approximately 1.1 billion pounds of zinc and lead and 14.6 million ounces of silver
- Mined to a vertical extent of 2,644 feet (3400 level)
- Vein structures are well known to trend deeply in the District