Star Claim

The Star Claim is a manganese mine located in Grays Harbor county, Washington at an elevation of 1,299 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Star Claim  

State:  Washington

County:  Grays Harbor

Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 47.36611, -123.87000

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Star Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Star Claim


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Washington
County: Grays Harbor
District: Quinault Area


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Olympic Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Greenstone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Bementite
Ore: Pyrolusite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 ISOLATED LENSES OF ORE; ONE IS 6 FT WIDE AND 10 FT LONG, THE OTHER TWO ARE 7 BY 9 FT, AND 5 BY 9 FT.

Comment (Deposit): 3 CLAIMS (STAR NOS. 3, 4, AND 5). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): NEAR CENTER OF SECTION; ELEV. APPROXFMATELY 1300 TO 1470 FT.


References

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 37, P. 258

Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMM RI NO. 7, P. 43


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