The North Star is a gold mine located in Nevada county, California at an elevation of 2,431 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: 2,431 Feet (741 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 39.1931, -121.07690
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North Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star
Secondary: Central North Star
Secondary: Fahey Quartz
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Location
State: California
County: Nevada
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cal-Sierra Rock Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1990
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. DIV. MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 103, 1990.
Reference (Deposit): MINE A FORMER UNDERGROUND GOLD MINE IN 1989.
Reference (Deposit): THE PROPERTY PRODUCED STONE FROM THE DUMP.
Reference (Deposit): CALIF JOUR MINES AND GLG V 37 #3 JULY 1941 PP 394-5 460 PLS
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC 1 2 T15N R8E; SEC 27 28 34 T16N R8E;
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