Star of Hope Mine

Past Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  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 10105776
MRDS ID W015693
MAS/MILS ID 160370011
Record type Site
Current site name Star of Hope Mine
Alternate or previous names Star Hope, Gold Dollar Claim

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.9225, 43.6975 (WGS84)
Elevation 2896
Relative position 21.5 MI SW OF MACKAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Star Hope Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 021E 11 N2 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • E Side Silver Gulch Canyon; SW Part Copper Basin

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result 40 SAMPLES ASSAYED: AVE $30, RANGE $10-$150/TON WITH 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 2-60 OZ AG/TON, 2-39% PB, 0.1-2.5% CU, 0-7% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cu Basin Formation: Qtzite, Limestone, Shl
    Rock description Cu Basin Formation: Qtzite, Lst, Shl
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.9225, 43.6975

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 70 DEG N
    Length 60.96M
    Width 0.91M
    Depth to bottom 106.68M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Or Fissure Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name Copper Basin District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Kenneth And Don Lewis

Comments on the production information

  • Value $80,000 (Staley, W. W.)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 609.6M
    Overall depth 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 Levels

Comments on development

  • 2 Patented Claims, 1 Mill-Site

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Staley, W. W., 1955, Star Of Hope: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

  • Production

    Ross, C. P., 1941, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 57

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1941, The Metal And Coal Mining Districts Of Idaho, With Notes On The Nonmetallic Mineral Resources Of The State: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 57, 110 P.

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.

  • Deposit

    Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bull. 1252-A, 30 P.

  • Deposit

    1917 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Prof. Paper 97

  • Deposit

    1955 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

  • Deposit

    1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H. And Ross, C. P., Bull. 1252-A

  • Deposit

    U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1497-D, 1981, P. 288.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-08-01 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 1995-03-01 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references