The Lone Star is a mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.68778, -122.54833
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Lone Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lone Star
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: West Shasta Copper-Zinc
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Several Small Faults, A Prominent, Steeply Dipping East - West Fault Is Exposed In Surface Cuts North Of Ore Body, North Side Thought To Be Downthrown Block.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .62 - 6.89 % CU, AVERAGE 3.74 % CU
Analytical Data: RANGE
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT ADITS.
Comment (Deposit): NO ORE HAS BEEN MINED
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN EXPOSED WHERE ORE BODY CROPS OUT ON A STEEP HILLSIDE.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: BOTH PORPHYRITIC AND NON-PORPHYRITIC RHYOLITE ARE LIGHT-GREEN SILICEOUS WEAKLY FOLIATED ROCKS. TUFFACEOUS SHALE OCCURS NORTH OF ORE BODY, IT IS POORLY EXPOSED, BUFF-COLORED WITHOUT DISTINCT BEDDING.
References
Reference (Deposit): KINKEL, A. R., HALL, W. E. AND ALBERS, J. P., 1956 , GEOLOGY AND BASE - METAL DEPOSITS OF WEST SHASTA COPPER - ZINC DISTRICT SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF.; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFFESSIONAL PAPER 285 , PG. 132 - 133
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