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Star Antimony Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105945
MRDS ID W019553
MAS/MILS ID 0160790028
Record type Site
Current site name Star Antimony Mine
Alternate or previous names Silver Hill, Shrine, Commercial Traveler

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.18963, 47.47017 (WGS84)
Elevation 835
Relative position 6 MI SSE OF PINEHURST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Masonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 002E 27,34,35 SWNWNE (34) Idaho
Boise 047N 002E 01,12,13 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On ridge between Stewart (Highland) Creek And E. Fork Pine Creek. Property also into T 47 N, R 3 E, Secs 6 , 17 , 18

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Reportedly, 200 tons ore of 20% Sb on dumps

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gouge

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS UP TO $ 8 / TON AU. HIGHER GRADE ORE ASSAYS 55 % SB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Bluish Shale, Slate, Quartzose Argillite;Burke Formation-Quartzite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Bluish Shale, Slate, Quartzose Argillite;Burke Formation-Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.18963, 47.47017
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation; Placer Cr, Striped Peak And Silver Hill Faults In Vicinity

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 42 DEG S
    Width 2.44M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Silver Hill Min. Co.

Comments on the production information

  • A small amount of ore produced in 1916 ran 55% Sb. Three carloads shipped.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 457.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Tunnels

Comments on development

  • 9 unpatented claims in 1920'S; 150 claims reported by 1970's

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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