The Silver Star Property is a lead and gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3342, -113.83080
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Silver Star Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Star Property
Secondary: Contact
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: North Fork 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.
Administrative Organization: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Boyle Cr. Mining Inc.; Sula Mont.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Type: R
Structure: Beaverhead Fault
Type: L
Structure: Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Leaching
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 1 Patented Claim, Sm. Gravity Concentrator
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Local - Property On Down Faulted Quartzite Block, Close To Major Beaverhead Fault; Brecciation
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Leaching, Silicification
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974, USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.
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