Star Mine

The Star Mine is a mine located in Garfield county, Utah at an elevation of 10,200 feet.

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Mine Info

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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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