Star Point Mine

The Star Point Mine is a copper mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 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: Star Point Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.45278, -117.87917

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Star Point Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Star Point Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2335
Secondary: Azureite Copper Mine Sign On Old Building


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Willow Creek District Area


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2335, SELECT PUMP AND PIT FACE MATERIAL WITH VISIBLE OXIDE CU MATERIAL, CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.7% MG, 3% CA, 0.2% TI, 100 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG, 200 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 5 PPM CO, 150 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 150 PPM SR, 700 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 700 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR.


Materials

Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984

Comment (Deposit): AZURITE AND MALACHITE OCCUR AS FRACTURE COATINGS WITH LIMONITE IN SHEARED AND BRECCIATED DARK QUARTZITE AND ARGILLITE. NUMEROUS 1-6 CM (AND WIDER) WHITE BULL QUARTZ VEINS CUT THE VALMY BUT OFTEN APPEAR UNRELATED TO THE OCCURRENCE OF OXIDE COPPER MINERALS. SEVERAL SHEAR ZONES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED. THEY GENERALLY TREND E-W TO NE AND DIP 35-40 N. JOHNSON SHOWS A THRUST FAULT NEAR THIS LOCALITY ENTIRELY WITHIN THE VALMY. NO SULFIDE MINERALS WERE SEEN. QUARTZ VEINING IS PRESENT ALONG AT LEAST ONE SHEAR ZONE.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS, NUMEROUS SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS AND BULL DOZERCUTS

Comment (Location): ON N. SIDE OF KLONDIKE CANYON NEAR MOUTH. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 13 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL.I.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG DFR 85-3.


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.