The North Star Mine is a mine located in Jefferson county, Colorado at an elevation of 7,405 feet.
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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: 7,405 Feet (2,257 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.8783, -105.30170
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North Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Colorado
County: Jefferson
District: Front Range
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Union Pacific
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1952
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Unknown: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN BACKUP FILE.
References
Reference (Deposit): REF:MAS
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