The Starr King is a gold mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.94194, -120.20333
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Starr King MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Starr King
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
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: 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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN WITH AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 18 INCHES; THE VEIN VARIES FROM A NARROW SEAM TO 36 INCHES SLATE ON FOOTWALL, GRANODIORITE ON HANGING WALL; ORE FORMATION IRREGULAR AND RICHEST AT THE INTERSECTION OF JOINT PLANES.
Comment (Deposit): STARR KING MINE CONTAINS THE STARR KING AND SHERMAN CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 510 FT. WITH DRIFTING 400 FT. AND MORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1928 , SACRAMENTO FIELD DIV., TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CDMG REPT. 24 , P. 20
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W.B., 1914 , TUOLUMNE COUNTY: CMB REPT. 14 , P. 163
Reference (Production): LOGAN, C.A., 1928
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