The Star Mine is a mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 10,200 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,200 Feet (3,109 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.89056, -110.69889
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Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Garfield
District: Henry Mountains/Hillers
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Behnke
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands
Physiographic Detail: Henry Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Laccolithic Mountain
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT PIECES: CU 1.5 , 2.58 , 3.3 , 1.0 PERCENT
Analytical Data: MOLYBDENUM 0.02 PERCENT, SILVER 0.02 03/TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): SECTION SUBDIVISION: SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 OF SECTION 33
Comment (Production): MAYBE A SMALL AMOUNT PRODUCED (LESS THAN A TON) FOR TESTING PURPOSES.
Comment (Deposit): MAY BE DISCONTINUOUS
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS AND 35 FOOT DEEP SHAFT
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: DOELLING, 1975 , P. 128 - 130 .
Reference (Deposit): HUNT, C. B., AND OTHERS, 1953 , GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P. 228 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SP. ST. 22 .
Reference (Deposit): DOELLING, 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
Reference (Deposit): BROOKE, G. L. AND OTHERS, 1951 , GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE TRACHYTE DISTRICT, HENRY MOUNTAINS, UTAH: USAEC RMO-912 , 7 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON UGMS - BULL. 10
Reference (Production): DOELLING, 1975 , MAYBE A SMALL AMOUNT PRODUCED FOR TESTING
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