| Deposit ID | 10045294 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M232994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Stasra Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Formerly Arkansas Propertynorman-Harder G.M.Co. Property, Tramway 1 & 2, Arkansas, Arkansas 1 & 2, Cook, Dewitt No.2 & 3 Claims. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.38119, 41.82796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3231 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JARBIDGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarbidge South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jarbidge Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bruneau(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Jarbidge Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 046N;045N | 058E;058E | 35;01 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| Rock description | Jarbidge Rhyolite |
| (1) | -115.38119, 41.82796 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E |
| Dip | 80W |
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Discoverer | Ralph Harder And Bishop Norman Of Jarbidge |
| District name | Tarbidge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hardbr And Gillham |
| First year | 1923 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 147.22M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M232994 |
SCHRADER, F.C., (1912), A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICTS. ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 497.
SCHRADER, F.C., (1923), THE JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 741
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1910 BY RALPH F. HARDER & BISHOP NORMAN, OF JARBIDGE , WHO IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS DID CONSIDERABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK ON IT. THE PROPERTY COMPRISES 10 CLAIMS & CONTAINS 4,500 FEET OF THE MORNING STAR VEIN, FORMERLY CALLED THE HARDER-NORMAN, SUPPOSED TO BE THE SOUTWARD CONTINUATION OF THE WINDY VEIN. THIS VEIN IS INTERSECTED BY THE ALTITUDE VEIN, OF WHICH ABOUT 3,000 FEET LIES ON THE PROPERTY. MORNING STAR VEIN, IS ABOUT 7 FEET WIDE. IT IS OPENED BY ANUPPER 103-FOOT DRIFT, A LOWER 300-FOOT CROSSCUT, FROM WHICH 80 FEET OF DRIFT EXTENDS NORTHWARD TO THE JUNCTION OF THE TWO VEINS, & SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE SAID TO YIELD GOOD RETURNS. IT CONTAINS 1 FOOT OF $12 ORE IN THE FOOTWALLSIDE, & ITS REMAINING 6 FEET AVERAGES ABOUT $3.50 TO THE TON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1992 | Gruen, Abby | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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