| Deposit ID | 10070507 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013468 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lead Star Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Ridge |
| Related records | 10192568 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.50233, 44.98178 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES EAST OF MIDDLE FORK PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lemhi(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Yellowjacket(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Lemhi |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 019N | 017E | 07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Dike-Granophyre;Dike-Vitrophyre | ||||||
| Rock description | Dike-Granophyre;Dike-Vitrophyre | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Yellowjacket Formation-Micaceous Quartzite |
| Rock description | Yellowjacket Formation-Micaceous Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| (1) | -114.50233, 44.98178 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yellowjacket District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Salmon National Forest |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Blades And Roy Fitz |
| Year | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1946-1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.14 Oz Au/Ton, 38 Oz Ag/Ton, 1.2% Cu, 24% Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013468 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_107 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD-COPPER-LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P
1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
ANDERSON, A.L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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