North Star Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105664
MRDS ID W013712
Record type Site
Current site name North Star Mine
Alternate or previous names Triumph Mine
Related records 10265632

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.26811, 43.65349 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position ABOUT 5 1/2 MI. SE OF KETCHUM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(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 004N 018E 25 Idaho

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antimony Ore
Boulangerite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result RANDOM SAMPLES OF ORE: 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 8.0 OZ AG/TON, 7.4% PB, 13.5% ZN, 0.1% CU, 1.7% AS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation: Argillite, Sandstone
    Rock description Milligen Formation: Argillite, Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.26811, 43.65349

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS, JUGS
    Strike N 60 DEG. W
    Dip 38 DEG. SW
    Thickness 6.1M

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Federal Mining And Smelting Co.

Comments on the production information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION UP TO 1915 ESTIMATED AT $800,000. 1905-1918 PRODUCTION: 470 LB. CU; 3,377,672 LB. ZN.

Comments on development

  • NORTH STAR MINE INCLUDED IN TRIUMPH MINE IN LATER YEARS, SEE NO. 83

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.

  • Deposit

    JOYCE, E., 1926, A METALLURGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ORE FROM THE NORTH STAR MINE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, 37 P.

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 81

  • Production

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references