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Mining is important to Idaho. When the Gold Rush began, miners flocked to the area we now know as the State of Idaho. When the easy gold was mostly collected, other mineral resources were found. Today, all mineable minerals except oil, gas and coal can be found in Idaho. There are many available minerals below the earth's surface in mineable form in Idaho. As the price of gold escalates, many closed gold mines have been reopened. Mining provides us with resources we need as well as provides employment opportunities for those who live there.
Minerals
Here is a list of the minerals that are available in Idaho. Although they are located in Idaho, not all are mined in Idaho.
| Mineral | Uses |
| Agates | Ornaments, mortars and pestles to mix chemicals, leather burnishing |
| Antimony | Fire retardants, certain alloys used in solders and ball bearings |
| Beryllium | Hardening agent in alloys, aerospace qualities |
| Building Stone | Construction |
| Cement | Construction |
| Chromium | Transition Metal |
| Clay | Pottery |
| Cobalt | Preparation of magnetic, wear-resistant alloys as well as ornamentation |
| Copper | Ductile metal with high thermal and electromagnetic properties |
| Crushed Rock | Construction |
| Diamonds | Other than gemstones, used for cutting and grinding tools |
| Garnet | In addition to gemstones, these are used for polishing materials |
| Gold | Precious metal |
| Gravel | Roads, Construction |
| Gypsum | Construction and Landscaping |
| Iron Ore | Structural engineering and machinery |
| Jade | Ornament |
| Lead | Building construction, lead-acid batteries, bullets and shots, weights, as part of solders, pewters, fusible alloys and as a radiation shield |
| Limestone | Architecture and landscaping |
| Molybdenum | Used in high-strength steel alloys |
| Opal | Gems |
| Phosphate | Make Ammonium Phosphate and other chemical fertilizers |
| Platinum | Catalytic converters, electrodes, thermometers, etc |
| Pumice | Construction |
| Quartzite | Construction |
| Sand | Roads, Construction |
| Silica | Glass, ceramics, optical fibers |
| Silver | Ornamentation, electrical and thermal conductivity |
| Thorium | Substitute for Uranium |
| Travertine | Building material |
| Tungsten | Electrical |
| Vanadium | Specialty steel alloys |
| Zinc | Pigments in paint, smelting processes, brass |
Mines
Here is a list of all of the mines, active, inactive and historical that could be identified in Idaho. When known, the mineral(s) mined are listed.
| Mine | County | Mineral |
| Adelmann Mine | Ada | |
| Afterthought Mine | Owyhee | |
| Ajax Mine | Idaho | |
| Alamance Mine | Idaho | |
| Alaska Mine | Adams | |
| Alberta Mine | Idaho | |
| Alberta Mine | Idaho | |
| Alhambra Mine | Shoshone | |
| Alice Mine | Shoshone | |
| Alma Mine | Camas | |
| Alta Mine | Owyhee | |
| Altemont Mine | Idaho | |
| American Eagle Mine | Idaho | |
| American Girl Mine | Boundary | |
| American Mine | Idaho | |
| Amicus Mine | Blaine | |
| Amie Number 1 | Owyhee | |
| Amie Number 2 | Owyhee | |
| Amy-Matchless Mine | Shoshone | |
| Antimony Mine | Shoshone | |
| Argentine Mine | Shoshone | |
| Aspen Mine | Gem | |
| Atlas Mine | Idaho | |
| Auxor Mine | Bonner | |
| Axolotl Mine | Camas | |
| Aztec Mine | Custer | |
| Badger Mine | Butte | |
| Banner Mine | Boise | |
| Banner Mine | Idaho | |
| Banner Mine | Owyhee | |
| Beacon Light Mines | Shoshone | |
| Bear Gulch Gravel Pit | Fremont | |
| Bellville Mine | Bonner | |
| Belshazzar Mine | Boise | |
| Bergh Mine | Owyhee | |
| Bethlehem Mine | Boundary | |
| Big Buffalo Mine | Idaho | |
| Big Lead Mine | Lemhi | |
| Big Lead Mine | Lemhi | |
| Big Three Mine | Idaho | |
| Black Bear Mine | Idaho | |
| Black Diamond Mine | Idaho | |
| Black Hornet Mine | Ada | |
| Black Jack Mine | Owyhee | |
| Black Lady Mine | Idaho | |
| Black Leopard Discovery Mine | Adams | |
| Black Rock Mine | Custer | |
| Blackbird Mine | Idaho | |
| Blackbird Mine | Lemhi | |
| Blackbird Mine | Lemhi | |
| Blackhawk Mine | Boise | |
| Blackpine Mine | Lemhi | |
| Blackstone Mine | Bear Lake | |
| Blue Jacket Mine | Idaho | |
| Blue Jay Mine | Lemhi | |
| Blue Plate Mine | Lemhi | |
| Blue Ribbon Mine | Idaho | |
| Bluebird Mine | Owyhee | |
| Bluebird Placer Mine | Idaho | |
| Bluejacket Mine | Adams | |
| Bluejacket Mine | Owyhee | |
| Bobby Anderson Mine | Shoshone | |
| Bonami Number 1 Mine | Latah | |
| Bonaparte Mine | Elmore | |
| Boulder Mine | Bear Lake | |
| Boulder Mine | Boise | |
| Boulder Mine | Boundary | |
| Bradbury Mine | Kootenai | |
| Brown Bear Mine | Teton | |
| Brown Bull Mine | Lemhi | |
| Brunzell Mine | Owyhee | |
| Buckhorn Mine | Boundary | |
| Buckhorn Mine | Idaho | |
| Buckhorn Mine | Lemhi | |
| Buckskin Mine | Custer | |
| Buffalo Idaho Mine | Idaho | |
| Bullion Mine | Idaho | |
| Bullion Mine | Shoshone | |
| Bumblebee Mine | Boise | |
| Bunker Hill Mine | Shoshone | Lead, Silver |
| Burnt Cabin Mine | Kootenai | |
| Burpee Mine | Idaho | |
| Buster Mine | Idaho | |
| Buttercup Mine | Camas | |
| Cal-Ida Mine | Custer | |
| Cal-Idaho Pit | Idaho | |
| California Mine | Shoshone | |
| Camas Mine | Blaine | |
| Campbell Mine | Clearwater | |
| Cape Horn Mine | Owyhee | |
| Carbonate Hill Mine | Shoshone | |
| Caribou Mine | Kootenai | |
| Carpie Mine | Bonner | |
| Carrico Mine | Latah | |
| Carrie Leonard Mine | Camas | |
| Center Star Mine | Idaho | |
| Chalk Mine | Gooding | |
| Champion Mine | Custer | |
| Chatauqua Mine | Owyhee | |
| Chitwood Mine | Idaho | |
| Circ Twins Mine | Idaho | |
| Clark Mine | Bear Lake | |
| Clayton Mine | Custer | |
| Clearwater Mine | Idaho | |
| Clearwater Mine | Shoshone | |
| Climax Mine | Blaine | |
| Clipper Bullion Mine | Lemhi | |
| Coal Mine | Clark | |
| Coin Bond Mine | Boise | |
| Columbia Mine | Lemhi | |
| Comeback Mine | Boise | |
| Commodore Mine | Lemhi | |
| Commonwealth Mine | Kootenai | |
| Comstock Mine | Idaho | |
| Conda Mine | Caribou | |
| Conjecture Mine | Bonner | |
| Continental Mine | Boundary | |
| Copper Basin Mine | Custer | |
| Copper Cliff Mine | Adams | |
| Copper King Mine | Lemhi | |
| Copper King Mine | Shoshone | |
| Copper Queen Mine | Lemhi | |
| Corral Mine | Custer | |
| Cougar Mine | Valley | |
| Courier Mine | Blaine | |
| Crackerjack Mine | Idaho | |
| Crater Mine | Custer | |
| Crawford Mine | Clearwater | |
| Crescent Mine | Owyhee | |
| Crescent Mine | Shoshone | |
| Croesus Mine | Blaine | |
| Cuddy Mine | Washington | |
| Custer Mine | Shoshone | |
| Cyprus-Thompson C Open Pit Mine | Custer | |
| Daley Con Mines | Elmore | |
| Dandy Mine | Kootenai | |
| Darlington Shaft | Custer | |
| De Lamar Mine | Owyhee | |
| Deadwood Mine | Valley | |
| Deer Creek Mine | Nez Perce | |
| Del Rio Mine | Idaho | |
| Democrat Mine | Blaine | |
| Democrat Mine | Clearwater | |
| Dewey Mine | Idaho | |
| Dewey Mine | Owyhee | |
| Dewey Mine | Valley | |
| Diamond Drill Mine | Idaho | |
| Diamond Hitch Mine | Idaho | |
| Dillinger Mine | Idaho | |
| Dixie Queen Mine | Bonner | |
| Dixie Queen Mine | Idaho | |
| Dixie Royal Mine | Idaho | |
| Doer Mine | Latah | |
| Doughboy Mine | Owyhee | |
| Dougherty Mine | Bonner | |
| Drummond Mine | Blaine | |
| Durden Mine | Idaho | |
| Eagle Bird Mine | Blaine | |
| Easter Mine | Idaho | |
| El Oro Mine | Camas | |
| Elkhorn Mine | Boise | |
| Ella Mine | Butte | |
| Elmo Mine | Shoshone | |
| Empire Mine | Custer | |
| Erdman Mine | Owyhee | |
| Eureka Silver King Mine | Valley | |
| Eutopia Mine | Idaho | |
| Evergreen Mine | Bonneville | |
| Falls Creek Mine | Bonner | |
| Fern Mine | Valley | |
| Fisher Mine | Idaho | |
| Fisher Mine | Idaho | |
| Five Points Mine | Camas | |
| Forest King Mine | Boise | |
| Fort Hall Mine | Bannock | |
| Fourmile Mine | Idaho | |
| Franklin Mine | Elmore | |
| Franklin Mine | Shoshone | |
| Frisco Mine | Shoshone | |
| G Portal of Conda Mine | Caribou | |
| Galena Mine | Shoshone | Silver |
| Gallagher Mine | Idaho | |
| Galore Mine | Camas | |
| Gambrinus Mine | Boise | |
| Gambrinus Surprise Mine | Boise | |
| Garfield Mine | Owyhee | |
| Gem State Mine | Gem | |
| General Mine | Shoshone | |
| Gilt Edge Mine | Idaho | |
| Glasgow Mine | Valley | |
| Glen Silver Pit No 1 | Owyhee | |
| Glen Silver Pit No 2 | Owyhee | |
| Gnome Mine | Idaho | |
| Golconda Mine | Owyhee | |
| Gold Bug Mine | Idaho | |
| Gold Bug Mine | Latah | |
| Gold Coin Mine | Bonner | |
| Gold Hill Mine | Boise | |
| Gold Hill Mine | Latah | |
| Gold Hill Mine | Lemhi | |
| Gold Hunter Mine | Shoshone | |
| Gold Leaf Mine | Idaho | |
| Gold Master Mine | Idaho | |
| Gold Nugget Mine | Shoshone | |
| Gold Point Mine | Idaho | |
| Goldbug Mine | Idaho | |
| Golden Age Mine | Boise | |
| Golden Anchor Mine | Idaho | |
| Golden Chariot Mine | Boise | |
| Golden Chariot Mine | Butte | |
| Golden Chest Mine | Shoshone | |
| Golden Crown Mine | Owyhee | |
| Golden Cup Mine | Valley | |
| Golden Cycle Mine | Boise | |
| Golden Cycle Mine | Owyhee | |
| Golden Hand Mine | Idaho | |
| Golden Rule Placer Mine | Idaho | |
| Golden Star Mine | Blaine | |
| Goldstone Mine | Lemhi | |
| Golen Scepter Mine | Boundary | |
| Grand View Mine | Boise | |
| Grangeville Mine | Idaho | |
| Granite Mine | Shoshone | |
| Grave Ajax Mine | Idaho | |
| Gray Wolf Mine | Kootenai | |
| Green Monarch Mine | Bonner | |
| Green Monarch Mines | Bonner | |
| Greenback Mine | Custer | |
| Gregor Mine | Lemhi | |
| Grey Brothers Lime Quarry | Bonner | |
| Greyhound Mine | Custer | |
| Grunter Mine | Lemhi | |
| Haidee Mine | Lemhi | |
| Halley Placer Mine | Boise | |
| Hansey Mines | Shoshone | |
| Harmony Mine | Lemhi | |
| Haystack Mine | Idaho | |
| Hazel Pine Mine | Cassia | |
| Hecta Mine | Shoshone | |
| Hematite Mine | Idaho | |
| Henrietta Mine | Owyhee | |
| Henry Mine | Caribou | |
| Hercules Mine | Idaho | |
| Hercules Mine | Shoshone | lead and silver |
| Hermit Mine | Custer | |
| Hi Yu Mine | Idaho | |
| Hillman Mine | Teton | |
| Hilltop Mine | Lemhi | |
| Homestake Mine | Boundary | |
| Homestake Mine | Idaho | |
| Hope And Faith Shaft | Bonner | |
| Hope Mine | Blaine | |
| Hope Mine | Bonner | |
| Horn Silver Mine | Camas | |
| Hornet Mine | Owyhee | |
| Horseshoe Mine | Custer | |
| Hub Mine | Butte | |
| Humboldt Mine | Idaho | |
| Humboldt Mine | Owyhee | |
| Hyatt Mine | Idaho | |
| Ida Belle Mine | Owyhee | |
| Idaho Almaden Mine | Washington | |
| Idaho Champion Group Prospects | Idaho | |
| Idaho Lakeview Mine | Bonner | |
| Idaho Mine | Owyhee | |
| Idaho Mine | Teton | |
| Idaho Muldoon Mine | Blaine | |
| Idamont Mine | Boundary | |
| Illinois Mine | Boise | |
| Ima Mine | Lemhi | |
| Independence Mine | Blaine | |
| Independence Mine | Valley | lead, silver, copper |
| Interstate Mine | Shoshone | |
| Iowa Mine | Boise | |
| Iron Crown Mine | Idaho | |
| Iron Dyke Mine | Lemhi | |
| Italian Mine | Lemhi | |
| IXL Mine | Adams | |
| Jack White Mine | Shoshone | |
| Jefferson Mine | Owyhee | |
| Jericho Mine | Clearwater | |
| Juanita Mine | Idaho | |
| Jumbo Mine | Idaho | |
| June Day Mine | Blaine | |
| Jureano Placer Diggings | Lemhi | |
| Keep Cool Mine | Bonner | |
| Kentuck Mine | Lemhi | |
| Keystone Mine | Custer | |
| Kimberly Mine | Idaho | |
| King Of The West Mine | Camas | |
| Kitty Burton Mine | Lemhi | |
| Klondike Mine | Boise | |
| Lakeview Mines | Bonner | |
| Last Chance Mine | Butte | |
| Last Chance Mine | Camas | |
| Last Chance Mine | Latah | |
| Last Chance Mine | Shoshone | |
| Latest Out Mine | Lemhi | |
| Lawrence Mine | Bonner | |
| Laxey Mine | Owyhee | |
| Leadville Mine | Bannock | |
| Leadville Mine | Idaho | |
| Leary Placer Mine | Boise | |
| Leggett Placer Mine | Idaho | |
| Liberty Gem Mine | Blaine | |
| Liberty Mine | Gem | |
| Lincoln Mine | Gem | |
| Little Klondike Mine | Boise | |
| Little Leggett Placer Mine | Idaho | |
| Little Livingston Mine | Custer | |
| Livingston Mine | Custer | |
| Lobe Mine | Owyhee | |
| Lone Pine Mine | Idaho | |
| Long Tom Mine | Idaho | |
| Lost Packer Mine | Custer | |
| Lost Wheelbarrow Mine | Latah | |
| otspiech Mine | Valley | |
| Lucky Boy Mine | Boise | |
| Lucky Boy Mine | Custer | |
| Lucky Calumet Mine | Shoshone | |
| Lucky Friday Mine | Shoshone | |
| Lucky Gulch Mine | Blaine | |
| Lucky Lad Mine | Idaho | |
| Lucky Lad Mine | Valley | |
| Lucky Strike Mine | Idaho | |
| Lucky Swede Mine | Shoshone | |
| Ludwig Mine | Valley | |
| Luella Mine | Latah | |
| Mackey Mine | Idaho | |
| Mammoth Mine | Boise | |
| Mammoth Mine | Idaho | |
| Marsh Creek Mine | Elmore | |
| Martin Mine | Butte | |
| Mary Blue Mine | Valley | |
| Mary Jane Mine | Valley | |
| Maryland Mine | Lemhi | |
| Mascot Mine | Blaine | |
| Mascot Mine | Boise | |
| Mastodon Mine | Shoshone | |
| Matteson Mine | Owyhee | |
| Mayflower Mine | Boise | |
| Mayflower Mine | Lemhi | |
| McCoy Mine | Blaine | |
| McCrae Mine | Valley | |
| McKinley Mine | Idaho | |
| McLean Mine | Boundary | |
| Meador Diggings | Idaho | |
| Meadow Creek Mine | Valley | |
| Mica Mine | Adams | |
| Middleman Mine | Gem | |
| Mikesell Mine | Teton | |
| Miller Brothers Mine | Boundary | |
| Miller Mine | Shoshone | |
| Mineral Hill Mine | Boise | |
| Mineral Mountain Mine | Shoshone | |
| Minerva Mine | Bonner | |
| Minerva Mine | Elmore | |
| Minnie Moore Mine | Blaine | |
| Missouri Mine | Boise | |
| Mizpah Mine | Latah | |
| Monarca Mine | Owyhee | |
| Monarch Mine | Elmore | |
| Monarch Mine | Shoshone | |
| Monitor Mine | Shoshone | |
| Monitor Mines | Shoshone | |
| Monroe Mine | Gem | |
| Monte Cristo Mine | Bonneville | |
| Montgomery Mine | Blaine | |
| Montgomery Mine | Boundary | |
| Moonlight Mine | Bannock | |
| Morning Glory Mine | Madison | |
| Morning Mine | Shoshone | |
| Morning Mine 4 | Shoshone | |
| Morning Mine 5 | Shoshone | |
| Morning Star Mine | Owyhee | |
| Mortimer Mine | Washington | |
| Moscow Mine | Valley | |
| Mother Lode Mine | Idaho | |
| Mount Marshall Mine | Idaho | |
| Mountain Boy Mine | Lemhi | |
| Mountain Chief Mine | Boise | |
| Mountain Chief Mine | Bonner | |
| Mountain King Mine | Custer | |
| Muldoon Mine | Blaine | |
| Mule Shoe Mine | Custer | |
| Musgrove Mine | Lemhi | |
| Mutual Mine | Blaine | |
| Nabob Mine | Lemhi | |
| National Mine | Shoshone | |
| Navigation Mine | Bonner | |
| Nellie Ann Mine | Owyhee | |
| Nellie Mine | Shoshone | |
| New Rainbow Mine | Bonner | |
| New York Mine | Idaho | |
| North De Lamar Pit | Owyhee | |
| North Hill Mine | Idaho | |
| North Hornet Mine | Adams | |
| North Star Mine | Blaine | |
| North Star Mine | Idaho | |
| North Tunnel Mine | Valley | |
| Ohio Mine | Owyhee | |
| Old North Star Mine | Shoshone | |
| Old Orogrande Mine | Idaho | |
| Old Portland Mine | Idaho | |
| Old Sam Mine | Camas | |
| Old Timer Mine | Idaho | |
| Old Triumph Mine | Blaine | |
| Olson Mine | Latah | |
| Ontario Mine | Idaho | |
| Ore Cash Mine | Lemhi | |
| Oregon Tipton Mine | Idaho | |
| Oro Fino Mine | Owyhee | |
| Oro Mine | Boise | |
| Orogrande Frisco Mine | Idaho | |
| Oxford Mine | Clearwater | |
| Oxide Lode Mine | Butte | |
| Pacific Mine | Custer | |
| Packsaddle Mine | Teton | |
| Page Mine | Shoshone | |
| Painter Mine | Idaho | |
| Palisade Mine | Kootenai | |
| Park Mine | Lemhi | |
| Parker Mine | Blaine | |
| Parker Mine | Boundary | |
| Parker Mine | Lemhi | |
| Pasadena Mine | Idaho | |
| Paymaster Mine | Blaine | |
| Pell Placer Mine | Idaho | |
| Penman Mine | Idaho | |
| Penn Dixie Mine | Idaho | |
| Perseverance Mine | Owyhee | |
| Phi Kappa Mines | Custer | |
| Pierce Tunnel | Blaine | |
| Pintar Mine | Teton | |
| Pioneer Mine | Clearwater | |
| Pistol Grip Mine | Clearwater | |
| Placer Mine | Owyhee | |
| Plowboy Mine | Bonner | |
| Polaris Mine | Shoshone | |
| Poorman Mine | Idaho | |
| Poorman Mine | Owyhee | |
| Pope Shenon Mine | Lemhi | |
| Portland Group Mine | Bonner | |
| Portland Mine | Lemhi | |
| Portland Mine | Valley | |
| Post Mine | Owyhee | |
| Prichard Mine | Idaho | |
| Princess Blue Ribbon Mine | Camas | |
| Queen Mine | Ada | |
| Queen Mine | Boundary | |
| Queen of the Hills Mine | Lemhi | |
| Rabbit Foot Mine | Lemhi | |
| Ramshorn Mine | Custer | |
| Ray Lode Mine | Lemhi | |
| Reber Mine | Elmore | |
| Red Cloud Mine | Blaine | |
| Red Cloud Mine | Clearwater | |
| Red Elephant Mine | Blaine | |
| Red Horse Mine | Camas | |
| Red Horse Mine | Idaho | |
| Red Jacket Mine | Lemhi | |
| Red Ledge Mine | Adams | |
| Red Metals Mine | Valley | |
| Red Spar Mine | Lemhi | |
| Redbird Mine | Custer | |
| Regal Mine | Boundary | |
| Reid Placer Mine | Boise | |
| Reindeer Queen Mine | Shoshone | |
| Reliance Mine | Butte | |
| Rescue Mine | Idaho | |
| Revelation Mine | Idaho | |
| Richard Allen Mine | Camas | |
| Richland Mine | Boise | |
| Rideout Mine | Boundary | |
| Ridgeway Mine | Lemhi | |
| Ringbone Cayuse Mine | Lemhi | |
| Rising Star Mine | Owyhee | |
| Riverview Mine | Custer | |
| Robinson Dike Mine | Idaho | |
| Ruth Mine | Cassia | |
| S Bridge | Shoshone | |
| Saint Clair Mine | Lemhi | |
| Saint Louis Mine | Blaine | |
| Saint Louis Mine | Butte | |
| Saint Louis Mine | Idaho | |
| Schafer Mine | Bonner | |
| Scheelite Jim Mine | Custer | |
| Seafoam Mine | Custer | |
| Sentinel Mine | Idaho | |
| Shamrock Mine | Kootenai | |
| Sheelite Mine | Idaho | |
| Sherman-Howe Mine | Idaho | |
| Silver Bell Mine | Butte | |
| Silver Bell Mine | Custer | |
| Silver City Mine | Owyhee | |
| Silver Hills Mine | Cassia | |
| Silver King Mine | Blaine | |
| Silver King Mine | Latah | |
| Silver Leaf Mine | Bonner | |
| Silver Queen Mine | Owyhee | |
| Silver Rock Mine | Owyhee | |
| Silver Rute Mine | Custer | |
| Silver Star Mine | Camas | |
| Silver Star Queen | Blaine | |
| Silver Summit Mine | Shoshone | |
| Silver Vault Mine | Owyhee | |
| Silverbell Mine | Custer | |
| Silvertip Mine | Shoshone | |
| Sims Mine | Lemhi | |
| Singheiser Mine | Lemhi | |
| Sixteen-to-One Mine | Shoshone | |
| Sixtyfour Mine | Idaho | |
| Skylark Mine | Custer | |
| Skylark Mine | Idaho | |
| Slip Easy Mine | Idaho | |
| Sloper Mine | Boise | |
| Smith Mine | Idaho | |
| Snoose Mine | Blaine | |
| Snowshoe Mine | Idaho | |
| Snowstorm Mine | Shoshone | |
| Snowstorm Mines | Shoshone | |
| Solace Mine | Blaine | |
| Sommercamp Mine | Owyhee | |
| Sommercamp Pit | Owyhee | |
| Sonneman Mine | Owyhee | |
| South Butte Mine | Custer | |
| South Fork Mine | Idaho | |
| South Peacock Mine | Adams | |
| Specimen Mine | Boise | |
| Spotted Horse Mine | Idaho | |
| Spring Creek Mines | Lemhi | |
| Springfield Mine | Valley | |
| Standard Mammoth Mine | Shoshone | |
| Standard Mine | Owyhee | |
| Star Hope Mine | Custer | |
| Star Mine | Shoshone | Zinc |
| Steckner Mine | Idaho | |
| Sulphide Mine | Bonner | |
| Sultan Shaft | Idaho | |
| Summit Mine | Owyhee | |
| Sumner Mine | Shoshone | |
| Sunbeam Mine | Custer | |
| Sunday Mine | Valley | |
| Sungold Mine | Idaho | |
| Sunnyside Mine | Valley | |
| Sunset Mine | Shoshone | |
| Sunshine Mine | Blaine | |
| Sunshine Mine | Shoshone | Silver |
| Sunshine Mine | Lemhi | |
| Superior Mine | Teton | |
| Swastika Mine | Idaho | |
| Talache Mine | Bonner | |
| Tallman Mine | Cassia | |
| Tango Mine | Custer | |
| Texas Mine | Owyhee | |
| Tiawaka Mine | Idaho | |
| Tiger-Poorman Mine | Shoshone | |
| Tilley Mine | Boundary | |
| Tin Cup Mine | Lemhi | |
| Tip Top Mine | Blaine | |
| Tip Top Mine | Camas | |
| Tip Top Mine | Owyhee | |
| Tolache Mine | Elmore | |
| Tormay Mine | Lemhi | |
| Toropah Mine | Idaho | |
| Trade Dollar Mine | Owyhee | |
| Treasure Vault Mine | Blaine | |
| Treasure Vault Mine | Owyhee | |
| Triumph Mine | Blaine | |
| Tungsten Hill Mine | Boundary | |
| Turtle Mine | Custer | |
| Tuttle Mine | Idaho | |
| Twin Apex Mine | Custer | |
| Twin Butte Mine | Idaho | |
| Twin Peaks Mine | Lemhi | |
| Twin Sisters Mine | Boise | |
| Tyrannis Mine | Camas | |
| Uhrig Mine | Blaine | |
| Ulysses Mine | Lemhi | |
| Umatilla Mine | Idaho | |
| Una Mine | Idaho | |
| Union Group Mines | Idaho | |
| Unity Mine | Idaho | |
| US Mine | Idaho | |
| Valley Arco Mine | Butte | |
| Valley View Mine | Butte | |
| Venable Mine | Valley | |
| Venus Mine | Owyhee | |
| Vesuvius Mine | Idaho | |
| Vienna Mine | Blaine | |
| Voscha Mine | Owyhee | |
| Vulcan Mine | Bonner | |
| Wagner Mine | Idaho | |
| Wahl Mine | Owyhee | |
| Walton Mine | Teton | |
| War Eagle Mine | Idaho | |
| Washington Mine | Boise | |
| Waverly Mine | Idaho | |
| Weber Mine | Bonner | |
| Webfoot Mine | Blaine | |
| Werdenhoff Mine | Valley | |
| Westvaco Mine | Bingham | |
| White Cross Mine | Latah | |
| Whitedelf Mine | Bonner | |
| Wild Hope Mine | Idaho | |
| Wildhorse Mines | Custer | |
| Wilson Mine | Valley | |
| Wiseboy Mine | Idaho | |
| Wonder Mine | Idaho | |
| Wonderful Mine | Shoshone | |
| Woodrat Mine | Bonner | |
| Worthington Mine | Cassia | |
| X L Mine | Gem | |
| Yakima Mine | Idaho | |
| Yellow Pine Mine | Valley | |
| Yellowjacket Mine | Lemhi | |
| Zenith Mine | Idaho |
Abandoned Mines
In 1994, Idaho's Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act was passed in anticipation of federal mining reform. In 1999, the act was amended to take active measures on mines which had been abandoned.
Mining Disasters
Charles Branstetter was working in a mine when it caved in and he broke his leg
A hundred men were working in the mine when an explosion on the 400-foot level caused a cave-in, killing three and trapping ten. Those who died were Mr Leister, Frank Thomas and Jack Thomas. The ten who were trapped were: Fred Blake, John Dogan, Harry Hall, O L Johnson, Jack Kennett, Ed Kenney, Ed Moran, Ed Nunelly, William Rodison and Nicholas Spiler.
A giant snowslide destroyed a bunkhouse, compressor house and warehouse, killing 15 and injuring others. The dead were identified as: Elton G Cooley, John Fleming (Hailey), John Hearn (Fairfield), Roy Judd, John Kistle (Hailey), Samuel LaBarge, Frank P Mangingo/E P Manjino (mine timekeeper)(Mexico), John/Jack McElvey/McElvy (Hailey), W R Motley, James Peterline/Israel Peterlin (Broadford), John/Joseph H Purnell (Boise), Emmett P Russell (Hailey), William C (S) Schmidt (Rock Creek), Jack/John Vaughn (Hailey) and Philip Welch (Hailey). Injured were: L O (O E) Beeson, J R Carter, Pete Colombtta, Tom Jay (mine superintendent), E C Jones, Bert Judd, George Lee (Boise), M S Legault/Lesault, John Lillquist (Rossland, Canada), Jack/K D Lindsey/Lindsay, H F Manard, John/Pete Peterson, H B Richardson (Boise Basin), Andy Smith (Lost River), O D StAmand, A E Wood. Contact from the mine was made to Mr Rising, Superintendent of Hailey Electric Light Works, who contacted Dr Wright for aid. Contact was made with Drs Kleinman and Plumer of Halley and Drs Byrd and Dutton of Bellevue. Dr Plumer remained in Halley to assist with family members and the other doctors responded to the site to aid the injured.
A fire broke out in one of the mine shafts, filling the mine with smoke and lethal levels of carbon monoxide. Ninety-one died; eighty-three were rescued. The mine was closed for eight months following the tragedy.
The dead were:
Robert H Alexander, Kellogg
Billy W Allen, Big Creek
Wayne L Allen, Big CreekRichard Marlin Allison, Wallace
Arnold Evert Anderson, Wardner
Robert Lewis Anderson, Osburn
Joe E Armijo, Wallace
Benjamin S Barber, Kellogg
Robert E Barker, Kellogg
Virgil Bebb, Montgomery Gulch
Donald Gene Beehner/Boehner, 38, Wallace
Richard D Bowley, Kellogg
George W Birchett, Smelterville
Wayne Blalack, 36, Cataldo
Robert Warren Bush, 49, Kellogg
Floyd L Byington, Moon Gulch
Carter Don Carlos, Black Lake
Clarence Lee Case, Mullan
Charles Casteel, 30, Osburn
Kevin Alfred Croker, Wallace
Duwain D Crow, Big Creek
Roderick B Davenport, Pinehurst
John W Davis, Wallace
Richard Delbridge, Osburn
William R Delbridge, Wallace
Roberto Diaz, Mullan
Gregory Dionne, Hayden Lake
Norman S Fee, Wallace
Lyle M Findley, Kellogg
Donald K Firkins, Pinehurst
Howard L Fleshman, Pinehurst
William R Follette, Harrison
Richard Garcia, Kellogg
Richard Glen George, Wallace
Robert W Goff, Osburn
Louis W Goos, Wallace
John P Guertner, Osburn
William F Hanna, 48, Kellogg
Howard Harrison, Osburn
Patrick Michael Hobson, 57, Kellogg
Melvin LeRoy House, Wallace
Merle E Hudson, Kellogg
Jack B Ivers, Kellogg
Fred E Johnson, Big Creek
Paul Eugene Johnson, 47, Kingston
Wayne L Johnson, Post Falls
Michael J Johnston, Coeur d'Alene
Custer Keough, Osburn
Sherman C Kester, Big Creek
Dewellyn Kitchen, Coeur d'Alene
Elmer Kitchen, Coeur d'Alene
Kenneth Charles LaVoie, Kingston
Richard Lynch, Osburn
Donald J McLachlan, Kellogg
Delbert J McNutt, Enaville
James Charles Moore, Pinehurst
David Jerry Mullin, Pinehurst
Joseph Naccarato, Osburn
Orlin Wayne Nelson, Osburn
Richard Dale Norris, Smelterville
Donald R Orr, Big Creek
Hubert Patrick, Kellogg
Casey Pena, Mullan
John W Peterson, Wallace
Francis W Phillips, Kellogg
Irvin L Puckett, Spokane
Floyd A Rais, 61, Kellogg
Leonard Dale Rathbun, Wallace
John R Rawson, Osburn
Jack L Reichert, Big Creek
Delbert (Dusty) Rhoads, Big Creek
Glen R Rossiter, Wallace
Paul M Russell, Kellogg
Gene F Salyer, Kellogg
James P Salyer, Kellogg
Allan Sargent, Rose Lake
Robert B Scanlan, Wallace
John Raul Serrano, Smelterville
Nick Sharette, 48 Osburn
Frank R Sisk, Kellogg
Darrell E Stephens, Wallace
Gustav G Thor, Pinehurst
Grady D Truelock, Moon Gulch
Robert E Waldvogel, Kellogg
William Roy Walty, Pinehurst
Gordon Whatcott, Kellogg
Douglas Lee Wiederrick, Mullan
Ronald L Wilson, Osburn
William E Wilson, 32, Coeur d'Alene
John S Wolff, Kingston
Don B Wood, Osburn
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