The Morningstar Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.68917, -117.07806
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Morningstar Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morningstar Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2365
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Battle Mountain District
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. E. Broyles, Carson City, Nevada
Production
Year: 1938
Time Period: 1905-1938
Material type: CU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^ 4.0% Cu
Year: 1938
Time Period: 1905-1938
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^ 2.20oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1938
Time Period: 1905-1938
Material type: AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^ Average Grade Is 0.85 Oz/Ton Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending, Sw-Dipping Faults
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 Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2365 IS SELECT LIMONITE GOSSAN, OXIDE COPPER MINERALS AND ASSOCIATED VEIN QUARTZ FROM THE DUMP OF THE ADIT.- IT CONTAINS 20 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.07 % TI, 100 PPM -MN, 150 PPM AG, 700 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 70- PPM BI, 20 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 500 PPM MO, 20 PPM NI, 200 -PPM PB, 150 PPM SN, 200 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN-, 50 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Tenorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR MOUTH OF ELDER CREEK
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE ZONES OF SILICIFICATION AND ARGILLIZATION ALONG NW-TRENDING, STEEPLY DIPPING FAULTS
Comment (Workings): GLORY HOLE, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, WINZE, RAISE, ADIT, SMALL TO MODERATE SIZED DUMP.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GLORYHOLE, 660 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, A 105 FT. WINZE AND A 40-FT. RAISE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., (1964), GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NBMG BULL. 59
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. M., AND ARNOLD, D. C., (1965), ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUAD., HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV.; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1984 FIELD EXAMINATION, 10 OCT 84.
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
