Blue Star Prospect

The Blue Star Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,402 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

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Star Prospect
Secondary: Pinehurst Silver

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Pinehurst Silver ( 40 % ), Painted Desert ( 60 % )

Owner Name: Painted Desert Uranium And Oil Co. ( 60 % )

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: Between Pinehurst And Osburn Faults.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 15.5 OZ AG AND 68 % PB / TON

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): ADJOINS PAGE MINE PROPERTY. GIVEN UTM ABOUT CENTER OF PROPERTY

Comment (Development): 160 ACRES

References

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 72

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR 1ST ANN. REPT. ADDENDU

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 21 , 1974 ; MAR. 30 , 1970

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES FOR IDAHO AND WASHINGTON: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, P. 19 AND 106

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