Falling Star Group

The Falling Star Group is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,199 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: Falling Star Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.9186, -114.43940

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Falling Star Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Falling Star Group
Secondary: Falling Star-West Pass Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Upper East Fork Salmon River District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: DISCONNECTED, IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 14 CHIP SAMPLES AVERAGED 1.43 OZ AG/TON, 5.86% PB, AND 5.48% ZN.


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Diopside


Comments

Comment (Workings): One 40 Ft. Adit and Several Pits.

Comment (Location): 6 Miles Up West Pass Creek Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Comment (Development): 22 Claims


References

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): 1974 Other C. M. Tschanz And Others, Open - File Rept

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 453; Plate 3, No. 226.


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