Sunshine Mining Company papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0623
Summary
Collection consists of private company and federal reports and assessments, mostly photocopies relating to Sunshine Mine fire of May 2, 1972. The fire was one of the largest mine disasters in the United States resulting in the deaths of 91 miners.
Dates
- Creation: 1972 - 1976
Historical Note
Sunshine Mining Company was organized in 1921. New York interests provided financial support to make Sunshine Mining Company one of the largest silver producers in the country. Over the years, other mining companies and foreign investors bought into the company. The company was one of the largest producers of silver in the United States.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (1 record box, 1 oversize)
Language of Materials
English
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository