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White Star Silver Group

Past Producer in Shasta county in California, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033893
MRDS ID M020543
Record type Site
Current site name White Star Silver Group
Alternate or previous names Crystal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.56554, 40.52152 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 MILES NW OF IGO ON ANDREWS CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shasta(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Igo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Redding(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Shasta

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 006W 20 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.56554, 40.52152
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip SE
    Thickness 1.52M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1891 - 1898 , 1918 - 1919 , 1930

Mining district

District name West Shasta Copper-Zinc

Comments on the production information

  • 1922 SOME ORE SHIPPED TO SELBY, IT CONTAINED 1.8 % PB, 13.3 % ZN, 150 OZ/TON AG, .2 OZ/TON AU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 24.282HA

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED BY A 200 FT. ADIT WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF DRIFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , P. 696 - 697

  • Production

    GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , P. 696 - 697 (SEE REF.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS, 160 FT. APART

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Fraticelli, L. A. (Albers, J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Authoritative California resources

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