1995 Map of Center Star Mountain

About this map

The South Fork Clearwater River winds through the heart of the Nez Perce National Forest, defining a landscape heavily shaped by mid-century extraction. This survey, updated with 1990s imagery, reveals the extensive mining history of the Clearwater corridor. The prevalence of individual claims and established operations like the Wagner Mine, Lucky Strike Mine, and the Coeur d'Alene Mine illustrates a period of persistent prospecting and resource development. The presence of Dredge Tailings along the riverbank and the Center Star Mill near the foot of its namesake mountain provides physical evidence of the industrial processes used to extract value from these Idaho canyons.