Evening Star Claim

The Evening Star Claim is a gold mine located in Butte county, California at an elevation of 2,598 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Evening Star Claim  

State:  California

County:  Butte

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.69222, -121.43306

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Evening Star Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Evening Star Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: California
County: Butte


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: 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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: In Adit And Crosscuts, A Thickness Of 50 Ft. Or More Is Leached And Altered To Soft Mass Of Clay And Silica


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6 FT. THICKNESS OF VEIN SAID TO CARRY $4-$5 FREE GOLD. 8 IN. THICKNESS SAID TO ASSAY 6.62%-13% CU, 1-5 OZ. AG, 80? AU AND SOME ZINC.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN ALTERED ZONE OF HOST ROCK MINERALIZED WITH THICKLY DISSEMINATED SULFIDES. 8 IN.-6 FT. THICK. THOUGHT TO BE EXT. OF PINKSTON VEIN

Comment (Workings): 120 FT. ADIT ON STRIKE OF VEIN. 50 FT. FROM PORTAL, WINZE SUNK 12 FT. IN ADIT FLOOR

Comment (Geology): SMALL CRUSTS OF AZURITE, MALACHITE OCCUR IN LEACHED ZONE NEAR SURFACE


References

Reference (Deposit): LOGAN, C.A., 1930, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIF. CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, V. 26, NO. 4, P. 372-373


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