Morgan Mine

The Morgan Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.

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: Morgan Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.36861, -110.25750

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Morgan Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Morgan Mine
Secondary: Nugget


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Hartford 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
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: VEINS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): SOME GOLD-SILVER ORE PRODUCED FROM MINE AND PLACERS IN EARLY 1900'S AND IN 1939.

Comment (Workings): PIT AND SHAFT WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS IN QUARTZ MONZONITE INTRUSIVE


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 66

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


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