Mine detail: Lone Star Mine

Previously called 'Star'

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Location

Lat / long:

48.57761, -119.767

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Gold, Copper, Zinc
Tertiary:	Tungsten
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	VEIN
Discovery year:	1886

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1890
Last production ended:	1969

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated rock:	Similkameen
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	The South End Of The Vein Has Been Offset As Much As 50 Ft By Faults.
Alteration processes:	Sericitized Granodiorite

References

MRDS	M056686
DEP	10041586
Reference	{Deposit:: WASH. DGER IC 69, P. 1}{Production:: WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 221; IC 49, P. 24-26}
Reporter	Greene, Robert, Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.)