The North Star Mine is a silver, gold, zinc, and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.6536, -114.26720
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North Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Mine
Secondary: Triumph Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Federal Mining And Smelting Co.
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: LENS, JUGS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANDOM SAMPLES OF ORE: 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 8.0 OZ AG/TON, 7.4% PB, 13.5% ZN, 0.1% CU, 1.7% AS
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Antimony
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): NORTH STAR MINE INCLUDED IN TRIUMPH MINE IN LATER YEARS, SEE NO. 83
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION UP TO 1915 ESTIMATED AT $800,000. 1905-1918 PRODUCTION: 470 LB. CU; 3,377,672 LB. ZN.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOYCE, E., 1926, A METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ORE FROM THE NORTH STAR MINE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, 37 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 81
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814
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.
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