Sunshine Mine
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 47° 30.135 W 116° 04.261
11T E 569961 N 5261397
Nation's largest silver mine located in Silver Valley of north Idaho.
Waymark Code: WM2BAN
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2007
Views: 41
The Sunshine Mine is over a mile deep and has 100 miles of tunnels. The mine, the nations largest silver mine, was the site of the nation's worst hardrock mining disaster since 1917, when on May 2, 1972 fire broke out in the mine. Smoke and carbon monoxide spread quickly through the tunnels. Of the 174 miners who were working under ground at the time, 91 perished.
Mine Type: Working Mine
Mineral Collecting: No
Material Mined: Precious Metal
Operation: Underground Mine
Surface Features: Yes
KNOWN DANGERS:
Mine is not open to public
Any associated website: [Web Link]
Any Other information: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Optional photograph welcomed.