About the Lone Star Projecct
The 234 hectare Lone Star Property is comprised of a series of contiguous Washington State patented lode claims which covers the past producing Lone Star Mine.
The Lone Star mine operated over two time periods; underground from 1897-1918 producing 146,540 tonnes, and open-pit from 1977-1978 by Granby Mining Co. when 400,000 tonnes of ore were transported from the Lone Star open pit to its Phoenix mill in B.C, 11km to the north.
Lone Star Historic Resource and Underground Workings
The Lone Star deposit has an historic resource estimate which was reported in a “Technical Report and Resource Estimate on the Lone Star Deposit, Ferry County Washington (September 23, 2007)” for Merit Mining Corp. and authored by P&E Mining Consultants Inc.
Lone Star Historic Resource Table
The 2007 historic resource estimation was based on US$593/oz gold and US$2.84/lb copper.
Golden Dawn’s Lexington Property lies adjacent to the Lone Star property on the Canadian side. The two properties cover a 3-kilometer long trend of gold-copper mineralization linked by geology, in both rock types and structure, as well as the accompanying gold-copper mineralization.
Lone Star and Lexington Mines
Nearby Toll Mill
Golden Dawn Minerals “Greenwood Toll Mill” is only 11km to the north of the Lone Star deposit. The Greenwood mill is currently under care and maintenance but Golden Dawn announced in an August 4, 2021 news release their plans to initiate refurbishment of the mill, a process that is currently underway.
Golden Dawn stated “The Greenwood Process Plant facility is a key component for potential production from surrounding precious metal deposits in southern BC. Potential sources of process material could include gold-copper & silver material from the following:
- Lexington Mine (gold-copper) Golden Dawn GOM.v
- Golden Crown Mine (gold-copper) Golden Dawn GOM.v
- May Mac Mine (silver-gold) Golden Dawn GOM.v
- Deadwood deposits (Golden Dawn GOM.v)
- Kenville mine at Nelson (Ximen Mining Corp. XIM.v )
- Gold Drop property (GGX Gold Corp. GGX.v )
- Lone Star Mine (Belmont Resources BEA.v ”