Silver Boom Brings Historic Sunshine Mine Back Online

Jessica Robinson — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:38:12 +0000

The high price of silver is bringing one of the Northwest's oldest silver mines back online. The Sunshine Mine in north Idaho is known for one of the worst mining disasters in the nation’s history. It will resume production in late 2014.

Idaho's Silver Valley Marks 40 Years Since Sunshine Mine Disaster

Phyllis Silver — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:03:04 +0000

May 2 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history. In 1972, a fire broke out underground at the Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho; 91 men died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The disaster had a devastating effect on Kellogg and the nearby communities in Idaho’s Silver Valley. People who were there still vividly remember the events of that day. Producer Phyllis Silver talks with four people about their memories and how, in a couple of cases, it shaped the rest of their lives.