The North Star Claims is a tungsten, gold, and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,909 feet.
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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: 5,909 Feet (1,801 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.33556, -117.38722
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North Star Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Claims
Secondary: Rob Roy No. 1 and No. 2
Secondary: Randolph Group of 9 Claims.
Secondary: Ora May Tungsten Property
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Gold Mountain) District (Hornsilver 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): 11 CLAIMS-THIS REFERENCE GIVES LOCATION IN T85, R42E. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS WITH GALENA ALONG FRACTURES IN THE TACTITE; QUARTZ VEINS ARE WHITE MASSIVE, BRECCIATED AND CEMENTED WITH FE STAINED SILICA.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS AND SHAFT, SURFACE CUTS. WORKING FOLLOW CONTACT BETWEEN SEDIMENTS AND INTRUSIVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1963, UNPUBLISHED DATA: NBMG FILE 103, ITEM 5.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 9 MAY 83.
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.
