The Center Star Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.8078, -115.55860
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Center Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Center Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Raymond F. Robinson, Inc
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: Idah
Years: Idah -
Owner Name: Center Star Gold Mines, Inc.
Owner Name: C. Tiedeman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1907
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Leaching
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Text: Silicification; Oxidation; Leaching
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 PICKED SAMPLES ASSAYED 28.04 TO 55.82 OZ AU/TON AND 20.0 TO 56.1 OZ AG/TON. ORE AVG. $120/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 35 Unpatented Claims. 7 Diamond Drill Holes Totaled 4000 Ft. 1 Patented Placer Claim. A Mine Plant.
Comment (Deposit): 130 Ft Mineralized Vein Averaged 2.5 Ft Wide.
Comment (Production): Only Production From 5 - Ton Test Run (Item 1)
Comment (Location): About A Mi S Of And 1000 Ft Above The S Fk Of The Clearwater River Halfway Between Golden And Elk City
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, June 4, 1974; July 5, 1974; April 22, 1971.
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, July 5, 1974. Also Western Min. News, 1974-75 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 29.
Reference (Deposit): Emigh, G. D., 1933, A Mineralogical And Metallurgical Investigation Of Ore From The Center Star Mine, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, 29 P.
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9
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