| Deposit ID | 10071665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015172 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160490169 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Star Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Northern Star Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.45097, 45.53707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 2 MI SE OF DIXIE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Idaho(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)
Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Idaho |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 025N | 008E | 03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -115.45097, 45.53707 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | NE |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1891 |
| Discoverer | Sam Dillinger |
| District name | Dixie District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Nez Perce National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Keiths Star Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Trader |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 167.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015172 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | EC_195 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490962 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160490169 | data consolidated into this record |
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 23-25.
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Inf Circ 7039 P 58
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Two Veins: One Strikes N 80 Deg W, Dips Ne; One Strikes N 70 Deg W; The Latter Is Cut By Lamprophyre Dike. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 12-OCT-1990 | Willett | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Neumann, Terry R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.