The Morning Star is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,060 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,060 Feet (323 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.00694, -120.69194
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Morning Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star
Secondary: Kuhn Mine
Secondary: The Dublin
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Calaveras
Land Status
Not available
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
Type: L
Description: Series Of Diorite Dikes
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVE $5.35 PER TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM EST SE 1/4 SEC
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY OPEN PIT AND 90 FT INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Production): ACTIVE 1890'S , 1935 - 1936 ESTIMATED THAT 50,000 TONS OF ORE WAS BLOCKED OUT, A VERAGING $3-$4/TON.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, SERIES OF QUARTZ VEINS AND DIORITE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 169
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 275 - 6 , 303 AND 313
Reference (Production): LOGAN ( 1936 )
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