| Deposit ID | 10055887 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SP00093 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Star |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucile Dreyfus, Faithful Surprise, Mineral Hill, Virginia; |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.51586, 48.96068 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ferry(county)
Washington(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Curlew(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Republic(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Kettle(hydrologic unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Washington | Ferry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 040N | 034E | 16 | W2 OF SW4 OF SE4 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| (1) | -118.51586, 48.96068 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SP00093 |
WDGER OFR 90-18
BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1914, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 550, 215 P.
CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.
HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.
PARKER, R.L.; CALKINS, J.A., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE CURLEW QUAD., FERRY COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1169, 95P., 4 PL.
PATTY, E.N., 1921, THE METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 23, 366 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PERMIAN-TRIASSIC GREENSTONE IS IN SHEARED CONTACT WITH SERPENTINITE (PARKER AND CALKINS, 1964, GEOL. MAP, P. 88-89). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Berger, Mary A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1992 | Frank, Dave | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/02/2004 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4503532 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Morning Star Mine |
| Current operator | Brooklyn Mining & Exploration Co LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Anne M Novakovich |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1820 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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