Star Mountain Mine

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10229060
MAS/MILS ID 0530470833
Record type Site
Current site name Star Mountain Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -119.55757, 48.73794 (WGS84)
Elevation 4751
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aeneas Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oroville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 037 N 026 E 03 SWNW Washington

Comments on the location information

  • LOCAT: TAKE 1ST LEFT AFTER SPECTACLE LAKE, TRAVEL 8MI, TURN EFT ON SIDE RD, FOLLOW RD TO MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -119.55757, 48.73794

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Precious Metals Extractions
    ID 4502917
    Home office Washington
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REPT DATED JUNE 1981

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-97 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/29/1982
MSHA mine ID4502917
Mine name (MSHA)Star Mountain Mine
Current operatorPrecious Metals Extractions
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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