North Star Mine

The North Star Mine is a gold mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,961 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: North Star Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Ada

Elevation: 4,961 Feet (1,512 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.6469, -116.06000

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North Star Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Star Mine
Secondary: Daisy


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Boise 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: Boise National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1898, Mining Districts Of Idaho Basin And Boise Ridge, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey, 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3, P. 707

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


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