The North Star is a lead mine located in Chelan county, Washington at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.1928, -120.92220
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North Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Star
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Chelan
District: Railroad Creek
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cascade Range Mining Co.
Info Year: 1897
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): Political location in the record is Chelan county. Original coordinates are lat/long NAD27 48-11-34N 120-55-20-W (48.1928 -120.9222); UTM N5339595 E654415 Z10; PLSS Meridian- Willamette, 031 N, 015 E, Sect 13. Lat/long plots just inside Snohomish county. Recalculating DD using WGS84 datum moved the point 240m N, well inside Chelan county. UTM was cleared. PLSS remained correct.
References
Reference (Deposit): SOURCE GIVES LOC AS SEC 18 (31-16E). MAP GRID PROB INCORRECT
Reference (Deposit): ON SUMMIT NEAR LYMAN LK AT HEAD OFRAILROAD CR
Reference (Deposit): WASH ST BULL NO 37 PART II METALLIC P 207
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