(1 mile from the ferry terminal at Kootenay Bay, Kootenay Lake)

The orebody known to Indians as a source of lead for musket balls, was staked in 1882 by Bob Sproule, later restaked by Tom Hamill.  The resulting lawsuit cost Sproule the property, and in revenge he murdered his rival, was convicted and hanged.  Development included a smelter and townsite.  This mine has the longest history in the province.