Mine detail: Silver Star Property

Previously called 'Sunset ClaimsSunset MineKernick MineCimarron Minerals prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.33437, -118.17844

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Antimony, Silver
Ore:	Gold, Stibnite
Gangue:	Quartz
Orebody form:	tabular

Production

Operation type:	Surface-Underground
Deposit type:	Epithermal gold-silver
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Excelsior Formation
Host type:	Intermediate Volcanic Rock,Felsic Volcanic Rock,Andesite
Associated rock:	Excelsior Formation
Associated type:	Quartzite,Conglomerate,Argillite
Alteration processes:	Stibnite is oxidized to white and yellow antimony oxide

References

MRDS	M035401
DEP	10310572
Reference	{Deposit:: Lawrence, E.F., 1963, Antimony Deposits of Nevada, Nev. Bureau of Mines, Bull. 61}{Deposit:: Garside, L. J., 1973 , Radioactive Mineral Occurences in Nevada, Nev. Bur. Mines and Geology, Bull. 81.}{Deposit:: Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.}{Deposit:: Cimarron Minerals, Ltd., 1998, 2000}{Deposit:: Davis and Tingley, 1999}{Deposit:: Garside, 1979}{Deposit:: Giancola, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999}{Deposit:: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MI-1997-MI-1998}{Deposit:: Pallaum Minerals press release, 4/25/97.}{Deposit:: Cimarron Minerals Ltd. news release, 12/15/98.}
Reporter	LaPointe, D.D., Schruben, Paul G.