| Deposit ID | 10045177 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232860 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Star of the West Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.55038, 39.12909 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nye(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Park(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Nye |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 015N | 039E | 25 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Asbestos | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Galena | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | Intermediate silicic ash flow tuff |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Window In Tertiary Volcanics |
| Strike | N30E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50SE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Jackson District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232860 |
STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 88.
YORK, BERNARD, 1936, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GOLD PARK MINES, NBMG FILES
NASH, A.D., 1930, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GOLD PARK MINE, NBMG FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE STAR OF THE WEST MINE IS DEVELOPED BY THREE ADITS, WITH ABOUT 3 THOUSAND FEET OF WORKINGS AND CONSIDERABLE STOPING ALONG A VEIN THAT STRIKES N 30DGE E AND DIPS 50DGE SE. IN 1921, THE STAR OF THE WEST MINING CO. BUILT A 50-TON MILL BUT IT OPERATED FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME. THREE ADITS AT SEVERAL LEVELS EXTEND SW. CONSIDERABLE STOPING WAS DONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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