Sunshine Mining Company records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MG 485

Staff Only

Content Description

These records include articles of incorporation in both the State of Washington and State of Delaware, company by-laws, records documenting corporate restructuring in 1988, corporation licenses from the State of Washington, meeting minutes, and meetings listed by date up to 1958.

Dates

Creation: 1918-1990

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

It's unclear exactly when the Sunshine Mining Company was founded, since it grew out of already-existing companies. There are claims that it began in 1904 and in 1918. The earliest records in this collection are from 1918.

Located between Kellogg, Idaho and Wallace, Idaho, the Sunshine mine was one of the most successful and highest-producing silver mines in the United States and the world. "By 1931, the Sunshine mine was the second largest silver producer in the United States. In 1937, the Sunshine was the largest producer in the world. Around 3,513,000 ounces were produced at the Sunshine mine in 1979."[1]

It is unclear whether the Sunshine Mining Company is still operational.

Extent

7.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

By-laws, corporate records & licenses, meeting minutes, and other records relating to the company.

Arrangement

Arrangement based on intellectual order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials received from Earl H. Bennett in 2009 (MA 2009-33).

Bibliography

[1] Profiles: A Portrayal of Idaho's Mining Industry, Day-Northwest Collection, University of Idaho Library, Special Collections & Archives, Moscow, Idaho.