The Morning Star Mine is a gold mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 7,799 feet.
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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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.52472, -117.79417
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Morning Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): TWO TUNNELS; AT ELEV. 7,972 FT. UPPER TUNNEL IS DRIVEN EAST 1,530 FT. LOWER TUNNEL AT ELEV. 7,754 FT. IS DRIVEN EAST 930 FT. TWO TUNNELS CONNECTED BY WINZE WITH SUB-LEVELS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ORE BODIES OCCUR IN LIMESTONE AND MARBLE FROM CERRO GORDO FORMATION; FORMATION HAS THICKNESS OF 1500 FT., OUTCROPS CONTINUOUSLY FROM CERRO GORDO MINE TO POINT SOUTH OF MOURING STAR WORKINGS, WHERE THE WHITE PINE SHALE FORMATION OF MISSISSIPPIAN AGE OVERLIES IT.
Comment (Location): UTM ACC. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): 6,000 TONS OF ORE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MINED, GROSS VALUE OF $150,000. GOLD ORE ASSAYED; .8 OZ AU, 30.67 OZ AG, 5.55 % PB, AND 25.7 % FE.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD ORE BODIES FOUND ALONG BEDDING IN LIMESTONE, STRIKE N 50 W, DIP 45 SW, VEIN FILLING IS IRON. STOPE IS 70 FT. IN LENGTH, THICKNESS VARIES, 3 FT - 10 FT. LEAD-ZIN ORE BODIES WERE IRON-STAINED SILICEOUS ORE CARRYING VALUES IN SILVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1938 ; MINERAL RESOURCES OF INYO COUNTY; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 34 , NO. 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 439 - 440
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B., AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1938 , P. 439
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