Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Lead Star Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
CopperSilverLeadGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Lead
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFracture / Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueSpecularite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Plutonic Rock · Yellowjacket Formation-Micaceous Quartzite
Associated rockGranite · Dike-Granophyre;Dike-Vitrophyre
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070507
MRDS IDW013468
Alternate namesRidge
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.98178, -114.50233
References
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD-COPPER-LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9ANDERSON, A.L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.