Star Pointer Shaft
Star Pointer Shaft is a mine in White Pine, Nevada and has an elevation of 7,116 feet. Star Pointer Shaft is situated nearby to the village Ruth, as well as near the locality Lane City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mine
- Description: mine in White Pine County, Nevada, United States of America
- Also known as: “Star Pointer Mine”
- Address: NV
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruth and Lane City.
Ruth
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ruth is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 440 at the 2010 census. Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. Ruth is situated 1½ miles north of Star Pointer Shaft.
Lane City
Locality
Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. Lane City is situated 2½ miles east of Star Pointer Shaft.
Ely
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
Ely is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.
Star Pointer Shaft
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: White Pine, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.25633° or 39° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
-114.97752° or 114° 58′ 39″ westElevation
7,116 feet (2,169 metres)Open location code
85F7724C+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 369155024OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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In Other Languages
“Star Pointer Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Star Pointer Shaft”
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