| Deposit ID | 10046054 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233967 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Polar Star Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Morning Star, Nevada Star, Comet, Elko, Clover 1 To 8 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.07033, 40.72492 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arizona Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(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 | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 033N | 061E | 22 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Lead | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.07033, 40.72492 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR TO TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | 50-60 S |
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Discoverer | Located By T.J. Franks, M.E. Reed, And B. Woolverton |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| District name | Warm Creek (Polar Star Clover Valley) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233967 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
HILL, JAMES M, (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICT IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648.
LINCOLN, F.C., (1923), MINING DISTRICT AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA, RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.
SMITH, R.M., (1976) P. 171-172
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE POLAR STAR GROUP OF 8 CLAIMS (HILL, 1916) WAS LOCATED MARCH 15, 1912 BY T.J. FRANKS, M.E. REED, AND B. WOOLVERTON, THE ZINC ORE BODIES ARE IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN BRECCIATED PALEOZOIC LIMESTONES IN A SHEAR ZONE (3 FAULTS) THAT STRIKE E., AND DIP 50-60 S; THE AREA IS 120 FT WIDE X 350 FT LONG. THE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY AN INCLINE SHAFT TO WATER LEVEL AT 60 FT, AND BY LARGE STOPES. LEAD AND ZINC WERE MINED BUT THE ZINC WAS THE MAIN ORE RECOVERED. PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1912 END IN 1943. 1946 WAS THE LARGEST PRODUCTION YEAR. IN ALL MORE THAN $100,000 TOTAL PRODUCED. MINERAL SURVEY 4411, CONSISTING OF MORNING STAR, POLAR STAR, NEVADA STAR, ELKO COMET, CLOVER NOS. 1 TO 8 INCL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | ZINC ORE BODIES ARE IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONES IN A SHEAR ZONE OF 3 FAULTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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