Mine detail: Silver Star Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 43.59769, -114.71062

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Ore: Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Discovery year: 1881

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Wood River Formation-Limestone, Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite,Limestone

References

MRDSW013870
MAS160250083
DEP10105675
Reference{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 580 - K, P. 221 - 249.}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P.}{Deposit:: Bell, R. N., 1914, Fifteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1913.}{Production:: Umpleby, J. B., 1914, USGS Bulletin 580 - K.}
ReporterEverett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)