Starlight Mine

The Starlight Mine is a gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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

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Site Name

Primary: Starlight Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs Creek 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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Pulaski Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Augite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Vesuvianite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Apatite

Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR THE LEVEL OF ELKHORN CREEK

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY DEEPER CONTINUATION OF ELKHORN MINE ORE BODIES

References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANN. REPT. 1912

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

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