Star Antimony Mine

The Star Antimony Mine is a antimony mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,740 feet.

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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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