Star Group

The Star Group is a gold and silver mine located in Silver Bow county, Montana at an elevation of 8,199 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Star Group  

State:  Montana

County:  Silver Bow

Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 45.82778, -112.83194

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Star Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Star Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Montana
County: Silver Bow
District: Divide Creek Area


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): 1 MI W OF MT FLEECER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Comment (Development): 4 PAT CLAIMS: STAR(7552), GRAFTON(7551), INVESTMENT(7554), AND COPPER HILL(7553). ONE OF THESE MAY BE BONANZA (WINCHELL, 1914, P. 166).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 574, P. 166

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, G.T, 1956 PHH INDIANA UNIV.


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.