The Lead Star Mine is a copper, silver, and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.9819, -114.50140
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Lead Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lead Star Mine
Secondary: Ridge
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Yellowjacket District
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Frank Blades And Roy Fitz
Production
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1946-1948
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.14 Oz Au/Ton, 38 Oz Ag/Ton, 1.2% Cu, 24% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Form: LENTICULAR
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Location): N. OF MOUTH OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE GULCH; SEVERAL HUNDRED FT. ABOVE EDGE OF MEADOW OCCUPIED BY YELLOWJACKET CREEK
Comment (Workings): LOWER ADIT 110 FT. LONG; OTHER ADITS CAVED.
Comment (Geology): YELLOWJACKET FORMATION STRIKES N 55 DEG W, DIPS 45 DEG SW; MOST FRACTURES DIP ABOUT 50 DEG SW.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD-COPPER-LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P
Reference (Deposit): 1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A.L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
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