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Morningstar Mine

Past Producer in Humboldt county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043961
MRDS ID M231270
Record type Site
Current site name Morningstar Mine
Alternate or previous names NBMG Sample Site 2365

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.07901, 40.68907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 9 MILES NW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Humboldt(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Snow Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winnemucca(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Humboldt(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Humboldt

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 033N 043E 36 NW OF SE Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR MOUTH OF ELDER CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE 2365 IS SELECT LIMONITE GOSSAN, OXIDE COPPER MINERALS AND ASSOCIATED VEIN QUARTZ FROM THE DUMP OF THE ADIT.- IT CONTAINS 20 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.07 % TI, 100 PPM -MN, 150 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 70- PPM BI, 20 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 500 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 200 -PPM PB, 150 PPM SN, 200 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN-, 50 PPM ZR.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Harmony Formation
    Rock description Harmony Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.07901, 40.68907
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw-Trending, Sw-Dipping Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip SW, STEEP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1905
Year of first production 1905

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. E. Broyles, Carson City, Nevada

Production statistics

  • Year 1938
    Period 1905-1938
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ 4.0% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 4wt-pct
  • Year 1938
    Period 1905-1938
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ 2.20oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 62g/mt
  • Year 1938
    Period 1905-1938
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ Average Grade Is 0.85 Oz/Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 24g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 201.17M
    Overall depth 32M

Comments on the workings information

  • GLORY HOLE, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, WINZE, RAISE, ADIT, SMALL TO MODERATE SIZED DUMP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GLORYHOLE, 660 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, A 105 FT. WINZE AND A 40-FT. RAISE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit WORKINGS EXPLORE ZONES OF SILICIFICATION AND ARGILLIZATION ALONG NW-TRENDING, STEEPLY DIPPING FAULTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1980 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-JUL-1985 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Li, Zhiping (Peters, S.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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