The Morning Star Mine Group is a copper, lead, gold, and silver 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
Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.98, -109.19444
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Morning Star Mine Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star Mine Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: California District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Paradise Mng Co, Bisbee And Sonora Delelopment Co, Paradise Mng And Mllng Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Intrusive Porphyry Contact Trends Nw-Se And Dips 18sw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyrometasomatic Deposits
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): EXPOSED FOR LENGTH OF 600 FT, WIDTH OF 100 FT, AND REPORTED BY BISBEE SONORA DEV CO. TO HAVE DEPTH OF 280 FT, 1912-1913
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SHAFT WORKINGS
Comment (Location): N CENTRAL SEC 5, UTM EST
Comment (Production): A TOTAL OF SOME 85 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED DURING 1916, 1942, AND 1948
Comment (Commodity): COPPER AND LEAD CARBONATES AND SULFIDES
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 53.
Reference (Deposit): COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 11, 1912-1913, W.H. WEED, EDITOR, P. 121
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
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