Nevada Star Mine

The Nevada Star Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

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: Nevada Star Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.81, -116.22472

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Nevada Star Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nevada Star Mine
Secondary: Good Hope


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Maggie Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn. Thrust

Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Normal Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT IS A VEIN 3 TO 6 FEET WIDE FTHA STRIKES NW AND DIPS STEEPLY NE. BARITE VEINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SILVER-LEAD VEINS. THE ORE DEPOSIT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE IN THE UNDERLYING HANSEN CREEK LIMESTONE

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS LOCATED ON THE GOOD HOPE CLAIMS. WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT 250 FEET DEEP, AND SHALLOW VERTICLE SHAFTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT; SHALLOW VERTICAL SHAFTS


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. ETAL, (1967) GELOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUREKA CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 64

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 267, REFERENCE NO. 3201100158

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA COS. U.GS BULL 408

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967.


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.