Mine detail: Morning Sun Lode

Previously called 'Seaforth Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.85268, -114.51563

Resource(B)

Primary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary:	Titanium
Ore:	Fluorite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR LENSES
Other material:	Barite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1947

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
Associated rock:	Casto Volcanics-Tuffs, Flows
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff

References

MRDS	W014226
MAS	160590001
DEP	10071036
Reference	{Deposit:: Cox, D. C., 1954, Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1015-A, 21 P.}{Deposit:: Anderson, A. L., 1954, Fluorspar Deposits Near Meyers Cove, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines and Geology Pamphlet 98, 34 P.}{Deposit:: Mining Record, Oct. 6 , 1971}{Deposit:: Spokane Chronicle, Oct. 12 , 1970 ; Aug. 24 , 1970}{Deposit:: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 62, 20 P.}{Production:: Mining Record, Oct. 6 , 1971; Spokane Chronicle, Oct. 12 , 1970}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)