Bright Star

The Bright Star is a gold mine located in Calaveras county, California at an elevation of 1,601 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

Name: Bright Star  

State:  California

County:  Calaveras

Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.33472, -120.62944

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Bright Star MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bright Star
Secondary: Black Cat.


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: California
County: Calaveras


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Commodity): SULFIDES PRESENT

Comment (Location): UTM ACC NW 1/4 SEC

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, VEIN IS 4 - 12 FT THICK WITH 3 OTHER MINOR N STRIKING & W DIPPING VEINS WHICH AVERAGE 4 FT IN THICKNESS. FOOTWALL IS PORPHYRY, HANGING WALL IS GRANODIORITE IN UPPER WORKINGS AND SLATE IN LOWER WORKINGS

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS CONSIST OF 2 CROSSCUT TUNNELS DRIVEN SOUTHWARD INTO VEIN, 175 FT AND 425 FT IN LENGTH AND CALLED LEVELS NO. 1 AND 2 RESPECTIVELY. ON NO 2 LEVEL THERE IS A 500 FT DRIFT W AND A 400 FT DRIFT EAST. TWO RAISES HAVE BEED DRIVEN FROM NO. 2 LEVEL TO SURFACE

Comment (Deposit): COMPRISES EIGHT UNPATENTED CLAIMS; BRIGHT STAR, AMERICAN, JULY FIND, GOLD BULGER, JACQUIN, HILL TOP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): ACTIVE PRIOR TO AND FROM 1924 TO 1934


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, W.B., LYDON, P.A., 1962 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIF.; COUNTY REPORT 2 ; CALIF. DIV. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P. 141 AND PL B

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., FRANKE, H., 1936 , MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF CALAVERAS COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 32 , NO. 3 ; DIV. OOF MINES, P 245 - 6 AND 299

Reference (Production): CLARK ( 1962 ), LOGAN ( 1936 )


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