Star Mine Ruins (Hecla) at Burke, an Idaho Ghost Town - near Wallace, Idaho

Star Mine Ruins (Hecla) at Burke, an Idaho Ghost Town - near Wallace, Idaho. Silver, lead and zinc were the precious metals extracted from the Star mine, owned by the Hecla Mining Company. The mine opened in the 1890’s but fire destroyed all above-ground structures in 1923. The brick and concrete structures you see today were built in the 1920’s after the devastating fire. The 8,100 foot deep Star Mine was the deepest mine in North America. It closed in 1982 but saw brief activity in the 1990’s. In 2011 Hecla Mining Company studied re-opening the mine due to rising silver prices. This video is dedicated to the memory of my good friend Ted Sproles who passed away unexpectedly in February, 2016. Ted asked me to shoot these scenes for his YouTube channel    / auggiedogproduction   Ted, may you smile on us through your viewfinder in heaven! This sequence was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced Drone and edited with Adobe Premier Pro. Music is “"March of the Mind" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...