The Star Mine is a copper, zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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
Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.4794, -114.31500
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Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 7 TUNNELS
Comment (Location): 1 MI. ABOVE MOUTH OF STAR GULCH
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1928 RAN: 12-65% PB, .13-.65% CU, 3-13% ZN, AND 44-140 OZ/TON AG.
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90
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