The Starlight Group is a gold mine located in Madera county, California at an elevation of 2,300 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: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.32111, -119.77306
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Starlight Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Starlight Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Madera
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: M
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: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, 20 - 25 FT THICK OUTCROPS FOR 15000 FT.
Comment (Deposit): AT ONE TIME CALLED MAMMOTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM EST SW 1/4 , LOCATION TAKEN FROM TOPO MAP.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT, CROSSCUT FOR 150 FT NORTH ON 50 FT LEVEL, DRIFTS WEST TO 150 FT, AND EAST 25 FT, 50 FT DRIFT WEST ON 200 FT LEVEL. DRIFTS 50 FT EAST 50 FT WEST ON 340 FT LEVEL. CROSSCUT 15 FT NORTH TOWARDS HANGING WALL. 10 - STAMP MILL ERECTED IN 1896 .
References
Reference (Deposit): MCLAUGHLIN, R. P. & BRADLEY, W. W., 1914 , MADERA COUNTY: REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST, V. 14 , P. 550
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