The Star Dust Extension Mine is a tungsten mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,030 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,030 Feet (1,838 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 40.19083, -113.86444
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Star Dust Extension Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star Dust Extension Mine
Secondary: Star Dust Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stardust Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
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: Dutch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Production): MOST OF THE STAR DUST MINES, INC. PRODUCTION (6,553 UNITS) IN THE YEARS 1937-1957 CAME FROM THE STAR DUST EXTENSION. SOME PRODUCTION MAY HAVE COME FROM THE OTHER CLAIMS.
Comment (Deposit): THE TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THE BASAL LAYERS OF A LIMESTONE ROOF PENDANT. A FEW HIGH GRADE ZONES WERE MINED FROM A HILLSIDE SLOPE (EVERETT, F.D., 1961, P. 24).
Comment (Workings): A SHAFT, OPENCUTS, PITS, AND A 75 FT. ADIT APPARENTLY DRIVEN THROUGH A BARREN CONTACT - METAMORPHOSED ZONE (EVERETT, F.D., 1961, P. 24).
References
Reference (Deposit): EVERETT, F.D., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8014, P. 24-25
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., PROF. PAPER 177, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP USBM, INF. CIRC. 8014, FIG. 7 (P. 25)
Reference (Production): EVERETT, F.D., 1961, USBM INF. CIRC. 8014, P. 24
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