Silver Star

The Silver Star is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,970 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

Name: Silver Star  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 4,970 Feet (1,515 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 61.7383, -143.90330

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Satelite image of the Silver Star

Silver Star MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Star
Secondary: Pandora
Secondary: Louise Lode


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Paul Joseph Barry, Melvin N. Barry, Francis W. Barry
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 ADITS AND OPEN CUT; THIN QUARTZ VEINS THAT CONTAIN ARGEN- TIFEROUS TETRAHEDRITE W/GALENA, SPHALERITE AND CU MINERALS; COUNTRY ROCK IS NIKOLAIGREENSTONE NEAR JURASSIC GRANODIORITE; MINOR BI REPORTED IN ANALYSES (MF 773B).


References

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 43

Reference (Deposit): B894 pp. 125, 129-130

Reference (Deposit): B745 pp. 87, 110-112

Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1985

Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-66

Reference (Deposit): MF773B

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 31

Reference (Deposit): MF395

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): B622g p. 110

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-132

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 087-038


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