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Star Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104031
MRDS ID M233460
Record type Site
Current site name Star Mine
Alternate or previous names Star Tungsten, Ogilvie, Harrison Pass

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.47672, 40.31075 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Relative position 2 MILES E. OF HARRISON PASS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin Lake SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Long-Ruby Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Humboldt-Toiyabe 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 Nevada Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 028N 058E 18 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • S. OF THE CLIMAX (BOTH SIDES OF CANON)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Idocrase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Skarn-Silication

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 42
USGS model code 14a
Deposit model name W skarn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.47672, 40.31075
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Many Small Faults Displace Ore Shoots

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR TO TABULAR
    Length 30.48M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusive Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN PLACES INTRUSIVE IS SILICIFIED ALONG CONTACT ADJACENT TO TACTITE BODIES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Harrison Pass (Ruby Valley)

Production statistics

  • Year 1949
    Period 1941-49
    Material W
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.0-2.0 Percent Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    WO3 Tungsten Tungsten 2wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 19.81M

Comments on the workings information

  • WINZES, ADITS, INCLINED SHAFT

Comments on development

  • FEE, PATENTED CLAIM; LARGEST W PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, A.E., ETAL, (1957) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM BULL 549

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, A.C., AND BENSON, W.T., 19638 TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF NEVADA, US BUR. OF MINES UNPUB.

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, J.H., 1968, MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES OF NEVADA, NBMG, UNPUBLISHED, OPEN REPORT

  • Deposit

    NBM BULL., STAGER, H.K. (IN PREP. JAN. 1984)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE SHOOTS ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT
Deposit THE STAR MINE AND ITS 5 SEPARATE TACTITE BODIES HAVE YIELDED ABOUT 8,000 UNITS OF WOZ, THE LARGEST PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT. THE TACTITE ARE BODIES OCCUR ALONG THE IRREGULAR CONTACT ON THE EASTERN MARGIN OF THE TERTIARY INTRUSIVE AND THE LIMESTONES AND SHALES OF ORDOVICIAN AGE. ORE SHOOTS RANGE FROM 1'-20' IN WIDTH, AND UP TO 100' ALONG STRIKE, THEY WERE MINED TO A DEPTH OF 65' BY MEANS OF WINZES. THERE IS A 150 ADIT, AND AN INCLINED SHAFT AND OTHER WORKINGS DEVELOPE THE MINE PROPERTY. THE ORE GRADE AVERAGED FROM 0.5% TO 2.0% WITH THE AVERAGE ABOUT 1.0% WOZ MINERAL SURVEY 4878 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Updater 01-JAN-1984 Blaskowski, Michael J. (Elliott, James E.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

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