Golden Star Group

The Golden Star Group is a gold mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,921 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: Golden Star Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Ada

Elevation: 3,921 Feet (1,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.6225, -116.10640

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Golden Star Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Star Group
Secondary: Includes Scorpion, Elevator and Hattie Claims.
Secondary: Gold Ridge Group
Secondary: Releces-Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Star Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Shaw Mtn. 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Boise Ridge


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 Parallel Veins And A Cross Vein


References

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1898, Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey, 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3, P. 706.

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1898, Description Of The Boise Folio: U.S. Geol. Surve Atlas, Folio 45.

Reference (Deposit): 1898 Compile W. Lindgren - 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3

Reference (Deposit): 1898 Geolmap W. Lindgren - Atlas, Folio 45


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