The Evening Star Claim is a gold mine located in Butte 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: 39.69222, -121.43306
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Evening Star Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Evening Star Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Butte
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: In Adit And Crosscuts, A Thickness Of 50 Ft. Or More Is Leached And Altered To Soft Mass Of Clay And Silica
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 6 FT. THICKNESS OF VEIN SAID TO CARRY $4-$5 FREE GOLD. 8 IN. THICKNESS SAID TO ASSAY 6.62%-13% CU, 1-5 OZ. AG, 80? AU AND SOME ZINC.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN ALTERED ZONE OF HOST ROCK MINERALIZED WITH THICKLY DISSEMINATED SULFIDES. 8 IN.-6 FT. THICK. THOUGHT TO BE EXT. OF PINKSTON VEIN
Comment (Workings): 120 FT. ADIT ON STRIKE OF VEIN. 50 FT. FROM PORTAL, WINZE SUNK 12 FT. IN ADIT FLOOR
Comment (Geology): SMALL CRUSTS OF AZURITE, MALACHITE OCCUR IN LEACHED ZONE NEAR SURFACE
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1930, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF. CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 26, NO. 4, P. 372-373
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