The Polar Star is a silver, gold, copper, lead, zinc, and uranium mine located in Clear Creek county, Colorado.
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:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Uranium
Lat, Long: 39.78861, -105.58222
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Polar Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Polar Star
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Secondary: Seven Forty
Secondary: Gold Quartz
Secondary: Ingham
Secondary: Mahony
Secondary: Treasury
Secondary: Blazing Star
Secondary: Almaden
Secondary: Standard
Secondary: Galconda
Secondary: Lyons
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Clear Creek
District: Fall River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Southern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEINS OF PYRITIC, COMPOSITE, AND GALENA - SPHALERITE TYPES. SMALL SIZE ORE BODIES
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1231, 1967
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN - FILE REPORT 946, 1967
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