Lucky Star North Star Mine

Occurrence in Lassen county in California, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10030723
MRDS ID M009063
Record type Site
Current site name Lucky Star North Star Mine
Related records 10187709

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.88523, 40.99903 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Relative position SE1/4. N. OF THE TOWN OF HAYDEN HILL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lassen(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silva Flat Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Eagle Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Susanville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Pit(hydrologic unit)

Upper Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Lassen

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 037N 009E 36 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: VEIN IS 2 1/2' WIDE, COURSES NEARLY N-S, AND DIPS ABOUT 45 DEG. W BETWEEN BRECCIATED RHYOLITE WALLS. AT A POINT 45' E OF PORTAL A BRECCIATED, RHYOLITE DIKE WAS CUT 30' IN WIDTH, WITH ORE OCCURRING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS DIKE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hayden Hill

Comments on the workings information

  • 100' VERTICAL SHAFT; CROSSCUT TUNNEL 210' LONG; DRIFTS DRIVEN ON BOTH W AND E SIDES OF THE DIKE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. REPT. 12, P. 151

  • Deposit

    REPT. 15, P. 233-4

  • Deposit

    USGS B. 594, PL. 3

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative California resources

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