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Nevada Star Mine

Past Producer in Eureka county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044712
MRDS ID M232284
Record type Site
Current site name Nevada Star Mine
Alternate or previous names Good Hope

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.22564, 40.8099 (WGS84)
Relative position NINE MILES NORTHWEST OF CARLIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eureka(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Schroeder Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Battle Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Eureka

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 034N 051E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Roberts Mountain Formation;Hansen Creek Formation
    Rock description Roberts Mountain Formation;Hansen Creek Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.22564, 40.8099
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn. Thrust
Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne Trending Normal Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.83M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS A VEIN 3 TO 6 FEET WIDE FTHA STRIKES NW AND DIPS STEEPLY NE. BARITE VEINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SILVER-LEAD VEINS. THE ORE DEPOSIT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE IN THE UNDERLYING HANSEN CREEK LIMESTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Year of first production 1910

Mining district

District name Maggie Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 76.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT; SHALLOW VERTICAL SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GELOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 64

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 267, REFERENCE NO. 3201100158

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS. U.GS BULL 408

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE GOOD HOPE CLAIMS. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT 250 FEET DEEP, AND SHALLOW VERTICLE SHAFTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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