| Show PINE CREEK DISTRICT IN IDAHO IS RICH IN MINERAL RESOURCES the pine creek district of idaho has six mines from which production is being made or can cai be made and more in development according to reports received at spokane front from wallace idaho this number is believed to be the largest in all any one of the several districts of the coeur dalene mining region also the known minerals of pine creek are greater it in number than those of any other coeur dalene district they include lead zinc silver antimony copper and gold the constitution mine of pine creek is equipped with a mill of more than tons daily capacity and the mine is being prepared for a resumption of production on larger scale large shipments of crude ore have been made from froll the douglas mine and through the sale of a large block of its stock to the bunker hill and sullivan the company has made available in the last year a large tonnage the movement of which will begin soon the highland surprise mine is reported to contain sufficient proven ore to maintain production at the capacity of the ton mill for five years and resources have been increased by the discovery of a large shoot on the foot level A resumption of production is expected in the spring shipments from the sidney mine are from to tons daily and the ore body of most importance in the mine is reported to have been struck on the deepest level the lookout mountain mine in yielding lead silver ore that is being 6 concentrated in a leased mill the presence of ore of shipping grade is reported at intervals zinc is absent other properties in process of development in the pine creek area include the bobby anderson liberal king idaho group blue eagle kill king Z of the pine creek commercial traveler olympic and maybird |
