The Three Stars is a gold mine located in Placer county, California at an elevation of 620 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 620 Feet (189 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.91889, -121.16861
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Three Stars MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Stars
Secondary: Columbia
Secondary: Belmont
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: California
County: Placer
District: Ophir
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Apphia Vance Morgan
Years: 1935 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Trough
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. W 1/2
Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS; NORTH STAR, MIDDLE STAR AND MORNING STAR PATENTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM ALMONT VEIN REPORTED IN 1889 . NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND. NO OTHER PRODUCTION RECORD FOUND.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 3 FT. THICK
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS, WINZE
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., 1936 , GOLD MINES OF PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 32 , NO. 1 , P. 29 , 39 .
Reference (Deposit): WARING, CLARENCE A., 1917 , PLACER COUNTY: REPORT 15 OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU, P. 351 .
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 )
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