Morning Star Mine Group

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

Name: Morning Star Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Cochise

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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