The Star Antimony Mine is a antimony mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,740 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,740 Feet (835 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 47.4703, -116.18860
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Star Antimony Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Antimony Mine
Secondary: Silver Hill
Secondary: Shrine
Secondary: Commercial Traveler
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Hill Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1914
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
Type: L
Description: Brecciation; Placer Cr, Striped Peak And Silver Hill Faults In Vicinity
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS UP TO $ 8 / TON AU. HIGHER GRADE ORE ASSAYS 55 % SB.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): A small amount of ore produced in 1916 ran 55% Sb. Three carloads shipped.
Comment (Development): 9 unpatented claims in 1920'S; 150 claims reported by 1970's
Comment (Workings): 3 Tunnels
Comment (Location): On ridge between Stewart (Highland) Creek And E. Fork Pine Creek. Property also into T 47 N, R 3 E, Secs 6 , 17 , 18
Comment (Commodity): Reportedly, 200 tons ore of 20% Sb on dumps
References
Reference (Deposit): Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , A Reconnaissance Of The Pine Creek District, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone Co., Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 121 P.
Reference (Deposit): Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 129
Reference (Deposit): 5) Spokane Chronicle, Oct. 6 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon E. L. Jones, Bulletin 710
Reference (Deposit): 1923 Geolmap Umpleby And Jones, Bulletin 732
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445
Reference (Production): Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , USGS Bulletin 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
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