The Star Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Jackson county, Oregon at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 42.22806, -123.21583
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Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Oregon
County: Jackson
District: Upper Applegate
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1932
Time Period: 1929-1932
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^4.12 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): 4.116 AU:AG
Comment (Production): ABOUT 800 TONS OF $2.00 TO $4.00 ROCK WERE MILLED BY1914 FROM THE OPEN PIT.
Comment (Workings): QUARRY AND SMALL ADITS ABOUT 800 TONS OF $2.00 TO $4.00 ROCK WERE MILLED BY 1914 FROM THE OPEN PIT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COUNTRY ROCKS ARE ARGILLITE AND METAVOLCANICS OF APPLEGATE GROUP.
References
Reference (Production): USBM
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C. AND RAMP, L., 1968, GOLD AND SILVER IN OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 61, P.264
Oregon Gold
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