Star Mine

The Star Mine is a copper, silver, and molybdenum 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

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Utah
County: Garfield

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

Type: Minerals Only

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Behnke
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Canyon Lands

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): HENRY MTNS,UT:USAEC.RMO-912,7P

Reference (Deposit): BROOKE,GL,AND OTHERS,1951,GEOL.INV.OF THE TRACHYTE DISTRICT,

Reference (Deposit): 107

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING,1975,GEOL.AND MIN.RES.OF GARFIELD CO,UT:UGMS BULL.

Reference (Deposit): DOELLING,1967,URANIUM DEPOSITS OF GARFIELD CO,UT:UGMS SS 22

Reference (Deposit): UT:USGS P.228

Reference (Deposit): HUNT,CB,AND OTHERS,1953,GEOL.AND GEOG.OF THE HENRY MTNS.RGN:

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