The North Star is a gold mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,919 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,919 Feet (2,109 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.92083, -112.10611
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North Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star
Secondary: Star Consolidated
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1957
Time Period: To 1957
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Ave. 0.1 Oz Au, 5.2 Oz Ag, 3.3% Cu, 1.4% Pb Per Ton.
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Is Contact Metamorphosed Containing Qtz, Garnet, And Wollastonite.
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Iron
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): RICHEST GOLD PRODUCER IN ITS PART OF THE MAIN TINTIC DISTRICT.
Comment (Workings): A 600 FT SHAFT AND A 900 FT TUNNEL
Comment (Production): $420,000 IN GOLD, $280,000 IN AG, PB, CU
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G. F., 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 233 - 234
Reference (Deposit): TOWER, G. W. AND SMITH, G. O., 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DIST: USGS 19TH ANN REPT, PT 3 - F, P. 755
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-06-1958
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