Star No. 1 Mine

The Star No. 1 Mine is a uranium mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,098 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 No. 1 Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 31.84389, -110.36944

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Star No. 1 Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Star No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Bluestone


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Whetstone District


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: Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): SE 1/4 SEC. 26. UTM EST.

Comment (Deposit): RELATIVELY SPARSE URANIUM MINERALS ALONG MARGIN OF ANDESITE DIKE CUTTING GRANITE.

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT AND PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I 470

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 91.

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.


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