| Deposit ID | 10069903 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W007675 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rising Star Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Perserverance, Flint, Precious Metals, Leviathan, Sherman, Rising Sun |
| Related records | 10217541 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.77847, 42.91908 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1762 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10 MI BY POOR ROAD FROM SILVER CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Owyhee(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flint(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Triangle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Owyhee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006S | 004W | 11 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Miargyrite | Ore |
| Naumannite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Stromeyerite | Ore |
| Beidellite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | BLOCK MINED BELOW NO. 4 LEVEL ASSAYED 20 - 30 OZ AG/TON. ORE WORTH $90 A TON IN 1870 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Silver City Granite-Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -116.77847, 42.91908 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 65 DEG E |
| Length | 335.28M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| District name | Flint District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Precious Metals Mines Co |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W007675 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | JV__36 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPT., U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PART 3).
1898 COMPILE LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPORT
1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11
PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P. LINGREN, W., 1898, USGS 20TH ANN. REPT., P. 75.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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