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Tungstar Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011568
MRDS ID D006582
MAS/MILS ID 0160490004
Record type Site
Current site name Tungstar Mine
Alternate or previous names Mullin Mines Inc., Fall Cr. Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.66038, 45.81907 (WGS84)
Relative position 1000 FT N60W FROM FALL CR. IDA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Golden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029N 006E 25 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.66038, 45.81907
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tenmile District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Nez Perce National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mullin Mines Inc.
    First year 1952
  • Type Owner
    Owner H. W. White, Helen White, F. C. Funke, N. C. Funke, B. M. Kelsch, L. M. Kelsch

Comments on development

  • D.M.E.A. Docket No. 2474, Contract Idm-E394, Mine Consists Of 12 Unpatented Claims (Tungstar No. 1-12) And One Patented Claim (Sacramento No. 2)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Commodity Files, USGS, Spokane W

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit For More Information See D.M.E.A. Docket No. 2474 And Contract No. Idm-E394 ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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