The Silver Star is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,520 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: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.63861, -114.62889
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Silver Star MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Star
Secondary: Alabama ? Silver Queen ?
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Years: 1972 -
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY WAS EXPLORED DURING 1972 BY SUNSHINE MINING CO., BY DIAMOND DRILLING. VEIN INTERCEPTS OF 20-60 FT WERE REPORTED, ONE OF WHICH ASSAYED 22.3 OZ. AG/TON OVER A WIDTH OF 25 FEET (E&MJ, JULY 1972, P 134) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1972, 20-60 VEIN WIDTHS, ASSAYS OF 22.3 OZ/TON AG OVER 25 FEET
Comment (Workings): ADIT, DRIFTS, OPEN CUT ALONG VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
Reference (Deposit): (SEE, NEWS ITEMS IN NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MINING DISTRICT OPEN-FILES.)
Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779
Reference (Production): E&MJ, JULY 1972, PG 134
Nevada Gold
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.
