Lone Star Group

The Lone Star Group is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,879 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

Name: Lone Star Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.71667, -117.20306

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Lone Star Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Star Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Lone Star Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Goldfield Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PIPELIKE


Structure

Type: L
Description: N-S Fissures.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: THE AVERAGE VALUE OF ORE SHIPPED WAS $290 PER TON.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Kaolinite


Comments

Comment (Production): THE TOTAL GROSS PRODUCTION TO 1905 WAS $10,000.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 220 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 80, 150, AND 220 FEET.


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA: USGS PP 66, P. 244-245


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.