North Star and Moneymaker

The North Star and Moneymaker is a tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,701 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

Name: North Star and Moneymaker  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 4,701 Feet (1,433 Meters)

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 34.2694, -112.28890

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North Star and Moneymaker MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: North Star and Moneymaker
Secondary: What-A-Pal
Secondary: North Star
Secondary: Money Maker
Secondary: Moneymaker


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Money Maker District


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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Scott, Ben And Mc Leod, R. P.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1961


Production

Year: 1958
Time Period: 1953-1958
Description: 1953-58 260 Lb Wo3


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1953
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THICKNESS OF MINERALIZATION IS ESTIMATED. STRIKE IS N40E; DIP IS UNDETERMINED.

Comment (Location): PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED IN T10N, R1E, SECS. 5 AND 6.


References

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 30

Reference (Deposit): LOCATION IS CORRECT ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS T11.5 HAS CAUSED

Reference (Deposit): T10N TO BE LOWERED

Reference (Deposit): DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8078 1961 P 25


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