Lone Star Group

The Lone Star Group is a silver and gold mine located in Nye 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: Lone Star Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.76472, -117.86333

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Lone Star Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lone Star Group
Secondary: Lone Star
Secondary: Lone Star No. 1
Secondary: Lone Star No. 2
Secondary: Lone Star National Claims.


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Fairplay 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Frank Everett
Years: 1906 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS: 0.82-0.84 OZ/TON AU
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM VEIN AND DUMP.
Analytical Data: 27.86-54.38 OZ/TON AG (1906)


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN; IN GENERAL AREA BETWEEN FORD WELLS AND THE BUTLER MINE-OKEY DAVIS MINE AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ASSESSMENT WORK DONE FOR 1906.

Comment (Deposit): CONSIDERABLY FRACTURED

Comment (Workings): 100-FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 50 AND 100 FT; DRIFTS, WINZE, CROSSCUT.


References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, A.T., 1906, REPORT ON THE LONE STAR GROUP; NBMG FILE 227, ITEM 3 (?)


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.