The Bunker Hill Mine was and maybe still is owned by Nelson Bunker Hunt and his brother Lamar. Their mother was a Bunker, Lydia Bunker, the daughter of Nelson Waldo Bunker (N-240-11) and Sarah Hunnicutt. They are descendants of the Nantucket branch of Bunkers. The Bunker Hill mine was primarily a silver mine with some other minerals also found. I am not sure it is being mined any more. When I lived in Spokane, WA (nearby) the mine was closed down. I left WA in 1980 so maybe they have reopened the mine. Bette -----Original Message----- From: Alan Leighton [mailto:leighton@gmx.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:30 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho I had never heard of the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, but ran across this page of beautiful minerals found there. (They are even for sale.) See for yourself at http://www.irocks.com/new1202pyros.html Anybody know how the mine got its name? Alan Leighton ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== Post your information and queries. We love it. No BUNKER rock left untouched. Spelling variations ok - we don't "know" the original.

The Bunker Hill Mine is no longer in existence, becoming a Superfund Cleanup site in the 1990s. Actually, the company name was long known as the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining Co., operating for many years (1885-1983),It was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gulf Resources and Chemical Corp. from 1968 until Gulf ceased operating it in August 1981, and subsequently became a superfund cleanup site, for the following reason: "While they produced a significant portion of America's lead, silver and zinc during their heyday, Bunker Hill and other mining and ore processors also left behind a legacy of serious pollution in the Coeur d'Alene Basin." This quote can be found here: http://www.djc.com/special/enviro98/10043970.htm A concise company history can be found at this site, also listed on the Bunker Family Association web site: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Manuscripts/mg367.html I will list the site Alan mentioned on the Bunker Family Association Bunker links page. Doug -----Original Message----- From: Bette Richards [mailto:betterichs@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:38 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho The Bunker Hill Mine was and maybe still is owned by Nelson Bunker Hunt and his brother Lamar. Their mother was a Bunker, Lydia Bunker, the daughter of Nelson Waldo Bunker (N-240-11) and Sarah Hunnicutt. They are descendants of the Nantucket branch of Bunkers. The Bunker Hill mine was primarily a silver mine with some other minerals also found. I am not sure it is being mined any more. When I lived in Spokane, WA (nearby) the mine was closed down. I left WA in 1980 so maybe they have reopened the mine. Bette -----Original Message----- From: Alan Leighton [mailto:leighton@gmx.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:30 PM To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho I had never heard of the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, but ran across this page of beautiful minerals found there. (They are even for sale.) See for yourself at http://www.irocks.com/new1202pyros.html Anybody know how the mine got its name? Alan Leighton ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== Post your information and queries. We love it. No BUNKER rock left untouched. Spelling variations ok - we don't "know" the original. ==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== Douglas G. Detling (list coordinator) ddetling@charter.net