USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Mohave County
Gold Star
Multiple Sources Confirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Mohave
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Multiple Sources Confirmed
Also known as
- Hagey Mining Claims, Cornwall, Golden Star, Lone Star
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
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Drift
— documented in 2 source records,
noting 300 ft.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Gold Star"
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 10 shaft symbols
- 7 adit symbols
View individual source records (4)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Drift
· length 300 ft
Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Gold Star”). Evidence: PDF: t and two levels, each containing about 300 feet of drift~ and the ore is said to be stoped out f…
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Drift
— 300 ft
Gold Star
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Multiple Sources Confirmed
Independent historical source evidence corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Confirmed by independent Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR historical documentation describing underground workings, in addition to USGS MRDS catalog eligibility. Not a member field verification.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- Lane Smith, A. · Source-reported owner · 1963
Commodities & minerals
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (10)
- mapped adit symbols (7)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR
Type: Historical mine documents
Record: 1 historical document
Supports:
- historical mine identity
- historical mine documentation
- documented workings
Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.
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