West Star Prospect

The West Star Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,776 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: West Star Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,776 Feet (1,151 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 47.5025, -115.86140

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West Star Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: West Star Prospect
Secondary: Bell Mine
Secondary: South Side Group
Secondary: West End Mine
Secondary: Western Pacific Mining Co.
Secondary: Goodenough Mining Co.
Secondary: Mutual Mines Development Co.
Secondary: Pacific
Secondary: Queen of the Hills
Secondary: Star Mine


Commodity

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


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): On Bell Gulch.

Comment (Development): 29 Patented Claims, 13 Unpatented


References

Reference (Deposit): Fletcher, G. D., 1962 , 63rd Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, For 1962 , P. 92

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): Griggs 1952 USGS Op-File Rep: Geol Notes Ore Dep Canyon-9mil

Reference (Deposit): 1962 Other State Mine Inspector'S 63rd Ann. Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478

Reference (Deposit): Calkins And Jones 1914 USGS Bull 540-E P 182-183


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