Washington · Okanogan County
Past Producer

Starr

Okanogan County, Washington, United States
MolybdenumTungstenCopperArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryTungsten
TertiaryCopper, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeDisseminated
Model80: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formATTENUATED ELLIPSE
Ore controlSee Comments
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Molybdite, Scheelite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGranodiorite,Gabbro,Quartz Monzonite · "Aeneas Creek Pluton, Central Phase;Aeneas Lake Pluton, Border Phase", "Aeneas Creek Pluton, Central Phase; Aeneas Lake Pluton, Border Phase"
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureIn British Columbia To The North, The Quesnel Trough Partly Controls The Distribution Of Major Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits. The Starr Molybdenum Property Lies On The Projection Of This Structural Trough.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Last production1944
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10056040
MRDS IDSP00293
Alternate namesSilver Tip, Andy Starr
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.716, -119.588
References
CREASEY, S.C., 1945, GEOLOGY OF THE STARR MOLYBDENUM MINE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 11 P., 5 PL.CULVER, H.E.; BROUGHTON, W.A., 1945, TUNGSTEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 89 P., 23 PL.DERKEY, R.E.; JOSEPH, N.L.; LASMANIS, R., 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON-PRELIMINARY REPORT: STATE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, 577 P.HUNTTING, M. T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS-PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, 428 P.; V. 2, 67 P.MOEN, W.S., 1973, CONCONULLY MINING DISTRICT OF OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 49, 42 P.PURDY, C.P., JR., 1954, MOLYBDENUM OCCURENCES OF WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 19, 118 P., 6 PRINEHART, C.D.; FOX, K.F., JR., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LOOMIS QUADRANGLE, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 64, 124 P., 3 PL.STOFFEL, K.L., COMPILER, 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE OROVILLE 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-11, 58 P., 1 PL.FAWLEY, A.P., 1966, THE STARR MOLYBDENUM MINE, WASHINGTON. THIS REPORT IS IN DGER FILESGUILD, PHILIP W., 1981, PRELIMINARY METALLOGENIC MAP OF NORTH AMERICA: A NUMERICAL LISTING OF DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 858-A, 93 PWASH.I.C.48,1973,P.17COLLINS, J.J., 1943, PRELIM. REPT. ON STARR MOLYBDENUM MINE, NEAR TONASKET, OKANOGAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON: UNPUB REPT1960 DIREXPL AMAX1966 GEOCHEM CAMBRI MIN. & DEVEL.