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North Star Mine

Past Producer in Beaverhead county in Montana, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019524
MRDS ID DC10747
Record type Site
Current site name North Star Mine
Related records 10196808

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.09729, 45.84906 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 8 AIR MILES NW OF WISE RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Beaverhead(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dickie Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wisdom(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Hole(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Beaverhead

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 012W 09,10 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 1.5 MILES WEST OF DICKIE BRIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Missoula Group
    Rock description Missoula Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.09729, 45.84906
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.61M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 1 1/2 FT FLAT VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pioneer Mountains Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harry And Robert Lebeau

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION YEARS: 1931-32, 1937-41.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 304.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 85, P. 149.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 05-23-1963

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

  • Deposit

    MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY FILE.

  • Production

    M.B.M.G. BULL. 85

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FLAT-LYING GOLD VEIN 1.5 TO 2 FEET WIDE IN QUARTZITE BENEATH A SHALE BED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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