The Morning Star Mine is a lead, silver, gold, and copper mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,649 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: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 31.69333, -110.05250
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Morning Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone 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: Humphry, W. C.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1941
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: In Tombstone Basin, South Edge, N Of Prompter Fault. Tilted Nne After Mineralization
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): CENTRAL BORDER SEC. 13-14. UTM EST.
Comment (Production): ABOUT 100 TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN THE LATE 1930'S AND EARLY 1940'S.
Comment (Deposit): FRACTURE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED LEAD AND COPPER MINERALIZATION ALONG FRACTURE ZONE IN LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 77.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 143, 1938
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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