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Star

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046058
MRDS ID M233972
Record type Site
Current site name Star
Alternate or previous names One of the Jackson Mines
Related records 10310535

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.07143, 41.44019 (WGS84)
Relative position N OF TECOMA SIDING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jackson Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
041N 070E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • SRN GOOSE CREEK HILLS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.07143, 41.44019
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1932
Year of first production 1932

Mining district

District name Tecoma

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL SHIPMENTS OF LEAD-SILVER ORE IN 1932.

Comments on development

  • SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE IN 1932.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M, MINERAL ROSOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56

  • Production

    SMITH, R.M., 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE STAR MINE MADE SMALL SHIPMENT DURING 1932, OF LEAD-SILVER ORE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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