The Star Mountain Prospect is a zinc, silver, lead, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8864, -114.95830
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Star Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Alturas Lake Creek 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bob Summers, Kay Thurman, Ken Washington
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not 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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan Stains; Iron Stains, Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ACROSS GOSSAN-STAINED VEIN HAD 100 PPM AG, 15000 PPM PB, 350 PPM ZN
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ACROSS AN 8 - INCH THICKNESS CONTAINED 0.1 PPM AU, 15 PPM AG, 10000 PPM PB (1%), 920 PPM ZN
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): N. SIDE ALTURAS LAKE CREEK NW. OF MOUTH OF JAKES GULCH LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Deposit): MANY VEINS; 1 VEIN STRIKES N 84 DEG W, DIPS 63 DEG NE; ANOTHER VEIN STRIKES N 80 DEG W, DIPS 50 DEG NW.
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 OTHER T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
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