| Deposit ID | 10301601 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001405 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0530190006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Morning Star |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucile Dreyfus, Faithful Surprise, Mineral Hill, Virginia Hill |
| Related records | 10008902 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.52194, 48.96155 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 686 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 040 N | 034 E | 16 | C SW | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -118.52194, 48.96155 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Morning Star Mines, Inc. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0530190006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001405 | MAS references MRDS |
BULLETIN NO37 METALLIC MINERALS PAGE 122
WA. DIV. GEOL. AND EARTH RESOURCES, 1990, WA. GEOL.
NEWSLETTER, V. 18, NO. 1, P. 7, 17.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-NOV-91 | Lowe, Nathan T. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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 (1685 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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