The Lone Star Star is a silver mine located in Okanogan county, Washington.
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Mine Info
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Lone Star Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Star Star
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1943 ASSAYED TRACE TO 0.005 OZ. AU, 1.85 TO 7.35 OZ. AG, 0.1% TO 1.1% ZN, 0.1% TO 0.6% PB, AND 0.01% WO3
Analytical Data: 7 OLD ASSAYS SHOW 30% TO 65% PB, 39.6 TO 140 OZ AG, 0.1 TO 1.6 OZ. AU
Materials
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LAT. & LONG. ARE GENERAL
References
Reference (Deposit): PURDY, C. P., JR., 1951, ANTIMONY OCCURRENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 39
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS: WASH. DIV. MINES & GEOL. BULL. 37
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