The Laura & North Star is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,749 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: 2,749 Feet (838 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.97694, -120.24306
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Laura & North Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Laura & North Star
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: California
County: Tuolumne
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): LAURA SHAFT 436 FT; NORTH STAR SHAFT 400 FT.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SITUATED ON THE "EUREKA-DEAD HORSE LEAD", THE VEIN HAVING AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 5 FT.>
Comment (Deposit): THIS IS A COMPOSITE OF TWO SEPARATE CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 153 - 154
California Gold
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