The Gold Star is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.37278, -120.47139
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Gold Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Star
Secondary: Anderson Flat
Secondary: Tolman
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY 145 FT VERTICLE SHAFT WITH LEVEL AT 110 AND 140 FT DRIFT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Commodity): ABUNDANT SULFIDES
Comment (Production): DISCOVERED 1858 , ACTIVE 1870'S , 1935 - 1936 , PROSPECTED 1946 .
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W. B., LYDON, P. A, 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P 38 - 39 , 155 AND PL B
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIV. MINES. VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 , P 430
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C. A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P 261 & 297
Reference (Production): CLARK, ( 1962 )
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