Sunshine Mine Disaster

The Sunshine Mine is located between the cities of Kellogg and Wallace in northern Idaho. It has been one of the world's largest and most profitable silver mines, having produced over 360 million ounces of silver by 2001.
  • Location: Silver Valley (Idaho)
  • Opened: 1890
  • State: Idaho
  • Country: United States
  • Products: Silver, Copper, Antimony, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Uranium
  • Discovered: 1884
  • Active: 1887–99, 1904–05, 1912–2001
Data from: en.wikipedia.org