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Silver Star Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078361
MRDS ID W026654
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Star Mine
Alternate or previous names North Star Min. and Devel. Co.
Related records 10217606

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.90772, 47.50097 (WGS84)
Elevation 936
Relative position 2 MI N OF WALLACE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Osburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(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 004E 14,15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS DAYROCK PROPERTY ON THE S

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ORE GRADE MINERALIZATION 800 FT W. OF AND 750 FT BELOW DEEPEST DAYROCK WORKING LEVEL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Iron Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE CONTAINED 7.5 OZ AG AND 9 % PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name St. Regis Formation;Revett Formation
    Rock description St. Regis Formation;Revett Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.90772, 47.50097
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ore Body Is West Of Monarch Fault

Ore body information

  • Length 220.98M
    Width 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Day Mines, Inc.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Day Mines, Inc. (Silver Star Mines, Inc.)

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Period June, 1973
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^7.5 Oz/Ton Ag, 9.5%Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 10wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 212g/mt
  • Year 1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^11.93 Oz/Ton Ag, 12.02% Pb, 1.06% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 12wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 337g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGED 2800 TONS/MO (ITEM 8). ITEM 1 IS DAY MINES AND SILVER STAR MINES COMBINED PRODUCTION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Measured 4317000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 12 wt-pct Lead Major 1972
    Silver Ag 225.885 g/mt Silver Major 1972
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 225.885 g/mt Silver Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • KNOWN ORE RESERVES EXHAUSTED JULY, 1974

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 914.4M
    Overall depth 304.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1000 FT SHAFT PLANNED IN 1968 ; THIS FIGURE GIVEN IN DEPTH LABEL ABOVE

Comments on development

  • 29 CLAIMS. SILVER STAR INCORP. IN 1908 AS NORTH STAR WHICH HAD 9 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 1 PATENTED CLAIMS. DIAMOND DRILLING ON THE 2050 AND 1450 FT LEVELS IN 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 2 , 1974 , APRIL 19 , 1974 ; APRIL 4 , 1972 ; MARCH 31 , 1971 ; SEPT. 19 , 1968 ; FEB. 8 , 1968 ; MAR. 22 , 1967 ; MAY 10 , 1976

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MIN. NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 139

  • Deposit

    WESTERN MINING NEWS, DEC. 25 , 1970

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOCHEM SILVER STAR MINES, INC

  • Production

    SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 2 , 1974 . DAY MINES 1974 ANNUAL REPT., FORM 10 - K, SEC.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 275 FT OF HORNET ORE BODY (LENGTH GIVEN ABOVE) IN SILVER STAR MINE
Deposit SILVER STAR MINES, INC. ALSO HAS 16 PATENTED CLAIMS 5 MI N OF WALLACE (INACTIVE), AND 35 UNPATENTED CLAIMS IN THE DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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