The West Star Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,776 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: 3,776 Feet (1,151 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.5025, -115.86140
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West Star Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Star Prospect
Secondary: Bell Mine
Secondary: South Side Group
Secondary: West End Mine
Secondary: Western Pacific Mining Co.
Secondary: Goodenough Mining Co.
Secondary: Mutual Mines Development Co.
Secondary: Pacific
Secondary: Queen of the Hills
Secondary: Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): On Bell Gulch.
Comment (Development): 29 Patented Claims, 13 Unpatented
References
Reference (Deposit): Fletcher, G. D., 1962 , 63rd Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, For 1962 , P. 92
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): Griggs 1952 USGS Op-File Rep: Geol Notes Ore Dep Canyon-9mil
Reference (Deposit): 1962 Other State Mine Inspector'S 63rd Ann. Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478
Reference (Deposit): Calkins And Jones 1914 USGS Bull 540-E P 182-183
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