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
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
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.
