The Star is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 249 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: 249 Feet (76 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.47, -145.19500
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Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star
Secondary: Eldon R Bowling
Secondary: W.H. Stafford
Secondary: Axe
Secondary: Falcon
Secondary: Blacksmith
Secondary: McKinley Lake Mining Co.
Secondary: Mill Creek
Secondary: United 1-7
Secondary: Raymond Loe
Secondary: Storey
Secondary: Pioneer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. S. Malone, Heney, And Simpson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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 (Workings): USGS CRIB A000691 Workings consist of: Storey adits - Upper - two drifts and two crosscuts totaling 93m. - Lower - 173.4m. of workings. Mill Creek - Upper - 10m. of workings, 4.3m. shaft two open cuts. Lower - 21.3m. of workings. Blacksmith Creek - Upper - 5.5m. of workings Lower - 22.3m. of workings Axe Creek - two open cuts.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-002
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 096-046
Reference (Deposit): B542e p. 79
Reference (Deposit): MF392
Reference (Deposit): I453
Reference (Deposit): MR32
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363pp
Reference (Deposit): CR 19 60pp
Reference (Deposit): MR96-1 15pp
Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81 229pp.
Reference (Deposit): PE96-1 3pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218pp., (Locality c-6)
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