Sunset Mine
Sunset Mine is a quarry in Shoshone, Idaho and has an elevation of 5,820 feet. Sunset Mine is situated nearby to the locality Burke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5609349
- Address: ID
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hercules silver mine.
Hercules silver mine
Quarry
The Hercules Mine was one of the richest lead/silver mines in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains in Burke, Idaho. It was discovered by Harry L. Day, a bookkeeper and clerk, and Fred Harper, a local prospector. Hercules silver mine is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sunset Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burke and Murray.
Burke
Locality
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Burke is a ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho, United States, established in 1887. Once a thriving silver, lead and zinc mining community, the town saw significant decline in the mid-twentieth century after the closure of several mines. Burke is situated 2½ miles south of Sunset Mine.
Murray
Hamlet
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Murray is an unincorporated community in the northwest United States, located in Shoshone County, Idaho. It is approximately twenty miles north of Wallace along Dobson Pass Road. Murray is situated 5 miles north of Sunset Mine.
Sunset Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Shoshone, Idaho, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.55795° or 47° 33′ 29″ northLongitude
-115.83646° or 115° 50′ 11″ westElevation
5,820 feet (1,774 metres)Open location code
85V6H557+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 368978904OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Sunset Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sunset Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Idaho)”
- Cebuano: “Sunset Mine”
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