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Star Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Zinc, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070642
MRDS ID W013659
Record type Site
Current site name Star Mine
Related records 10216746

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3159, 43.47929 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Relative position 2 1/2 MI S. OF HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 018E 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1 MI. ABOVE MOUTH OF STAR GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Diorite;Lamprophyre
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Diorite;Lamprophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Form.-Argillite
    Rock description Milligen Form.-Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3159, 43.47929
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Strike N 80 DEG. E.
    Dip 80 DEG. NE.
    Thickness 1.83M
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1928 RAN: 12-65% PB, .13-.65% CU, 3-13% ZN, AND 44-140 OZ/TON AG.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • 3 PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9

  • Production

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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