The Lone Star is a mine located in Mono county, California at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.6575, -118.54917
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Lone Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Star
Secondary: St. Ives Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Mono
District: Chidago
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 17 % PB, 26 OZ. AG/TON AND $10 - 20 AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Marcasite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTED 15,000 TONS OF ORE DEVELOPED FROM WORKINGS - THESE WILL RUN $12 IN PB, AG AND AU. ANOTHER ORE SHOOT ASSAYED 17 % PB, 26 OZ. AG/TON AND 10 - 20 DOLLARS AU/TON.
Comment (Workings): 2 - COMPARTMENT SHAFT, VERTICAL TO DEPTH OF 125 FT., THEN INCLINED 80 DEG. FOR 185 FT. LEVELS DRIVEN AT THE 125 , 245 AND 300 FT. HORIZONS. ON 300 FT. LEVEL, 250 FT. OF DRIFTS DRIVEN N & S OF SHAFT, ALSO CROSSCUT EAST 770 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN IN SERICITE HORNFELS AND PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J.G., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CA.; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NOS. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 562
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, R.J. AND TUCKER, W.B., MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONO COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 36 , NO. 2 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 145
Reference (Deposit): REPT. 23, OCT. 1927, P. 396-7; ADD. REF.: IND. WEST FOUNDATION, METALLIFEROUS II-C, P. 103; CALIF. V. 53, NOS. 3 AND 4, P. 562; GQ-99
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