The Morning Star Tungsten Claims is a tungsten mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 45.1578, -115.40280
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Morning Star Tungsten Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star Tungsten Claims
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Big Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. W. Prather
Home Office: Warren, Id.
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: Mrs. H. M. Shipp, Big Creek, Id, C. E. Winstead, Warren, Id.
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Huebnerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE E SIDE OF ELK MOUNTAIN
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEINS STRIKE N15 TO N30W WITHIN TWO LARGER VEIN SYSTEMS WHICH STRIKE N OR SLIGHTLY E OF N.
Comment (Workings): ONE SHORT ADIT WAS DRIVEN
Comment (Deposit): THE CLAIMS WERE MAPPED IN 1942 BY C.E. WILSON OF THE U OF IDAHO AND RALPH GOTTLAND. THIS WORK WAS DONE FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE WA
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