The North Star Mine is a copper mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 5,719 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 46.4375, -113.23722
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North Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silica
Location
State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Flint Creek Range Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Lane
Home Office: Star Route, Drummond, Mt.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1975
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6% CU, DUMP 3% CU
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, CROSSCUTS, BREAST OF A 9 FT CROSSCUT IS IN THE ORE AT A DEPTH OF 40 FT, A TUNNEL DESIGNED TO INTERSECT LODE AT DEPTH HAD BEEN DRIVEN 200 FT FROM A POINT 80 FT. BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT
Comment (Location): ON WESTERN SLOPE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)
Comment (Production): 2 CARLOADS OF 6% ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. PRODUCTION WAS RECORDED IN 1912-1916.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZITE IMPREGNATED BY COPPER CARBONATE, N9W SLICKENSIDE PLANE FORMS IN PLACES HANGING WALL OF THE DEP.
Comment (Commodity): BECAUSE OF SILICEOUS CHARACTER-LINING OF COPPER CONVERTERS, LOW SMELTING RATE
References
Reference (Production): USGS PP 78. USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS
Reference (Deposit): USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1912-1916.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 109, P. 7.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 78, P. 262.
Reference (Deposit): MBMG BULL 100, P. 9.
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.
