Mine detail: Rising Star Mine

Previously called 'Rising SunShermanLeviathanPrecious MetalsFlintPerserverance'

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Location

Lat / long:

42.91908, -116.77847

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Silver
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Antimony
Ore:	Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Miargyrite, Naumannite, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Stibnite, Stromeyerite
Gangue:	Beidellite, Calcite, Graphite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1865

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated rock:	Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	W007675
DEP	10069903
Reference	{Deposit:: PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPT., U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PART 3).}{Deposit:: 1898 COMPILE LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPORT}{Deposit:: 1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11}{Production:: PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P. LINGREN, W., 1898, USGS 20TH ANN. REPT., P. 75.}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J.