The Evening Star is a gold mine located in Shasta county, California at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.67806, -122.59194
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Evening Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Evening Star
Secondary: Bright Star
Secondary: Iron Mask
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Shasta
District: Shasta
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): COORDINATES ESTIMATED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Workings): MAIN ADIT 190 FT. CROSSCUT WITH 600 FT. DRIFTS, WINZE 30 FT. SECOND LEVEL 230 FT. DRIFTING; ALASKITE FOLLOWS VEIN IN MAIN ADIT; ORE SHOOT 200 FT. X 16 IN.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SLATE FOOT WALL, METARHYOLITE HANGING WALL; VEIN DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): AVERILL, C.V., 1933 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF REDDING AND WEAVERVILLE QUADRANGLES: C.D.M. REPT. 29 , P. 23
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, G.C., 1916 SHASTA COUNTY: C.M.B. REPT. 14 P. 780
Reference (Deposit): LYDON P.A. AND O'BRIEN, J.C., 1974 , MINES AND MIN. RES. OF SHASTA COUNTY, CAL: C.D.M.G., COUNTY REPT. 6 , 154 P.
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