Desert Star Mine

The Desert Star Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.

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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: Desert Star Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.845, -118.16306

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Desert Star Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Desert Star Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: White Cloud District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Desert Star Mining; Stan Korph And Gilbert Ward;
Home Office: P.O. Box 1431, Fallon, Nv. 89406
Years: 1980 -


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1980
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = DIXIE HOT SPRINGS, (1966) 1:625000

Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN-PIT, GOLD-SILVER MINE EMPLOYING 2 PERSONS IN 1980

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT


References

Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING 1980 CALENDER YEAR


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.