Morning Glory Mine

The Morning Glory Mine is a copper and lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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

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Site Name

Primary: Morning Glory Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Harshaw 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. Banta
Years: 1972 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1929
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Form: IRREGULAR

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Rhyolite Forms Dikes And Intrusive Sheets In Limestone

Type: L
Description: Limestone Beds Dip 40 Wnw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Surface Oxidation To Depth Of About 40 Ft; Ore Bed Appears To Be A Mineralized Sheet Or Sill Of Intrusive Rhyolite Which Has Been Almost Completely Replaced

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cretaceous

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE VALUES AVERAGED 3% CU, 4 OZ/T AG, 8% ZN, MINOR AU

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Epidote

Comments

Comment (Location): 1 1/4 MILES WEST OF MOWRY MINE, ON SW SIDE OF PATAGONIA-WASHINGTON ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Commodity): PYRITE IS VERY FINELY DISSEMINATED IN FOOTWALL.

Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE HOST ROCK IS IN PART SILICATED, CHERTY, OR FLINTY, WITH SOME INTERBEDDED STRATA OF QUARTZITE.

Comment (Development): OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDED A.S. HENDERSON, R. FARRELL C.B. WILSON (1907-1921), MORNING GLORY MINING CO. (1921-1927), MORNING GLORY MINING AND SMELTING CO., PIONEER SMELTING CO, AJO CONSOLIDATED COPPER CO., SOUTHERN ARIZONA MINING AND SMELTING CO., GOLD HILL MINING AND MILLING CO. (1941); PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 10 OR MORE CONTIGUOUS CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

Comment (Deposit): VEIN PARALLELS DIP OF ENCLOSING LIMESTONE BEDS.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED A 45-DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT TO DEPTHS OF 200 FT; 3 SHAFT LEVELS AT 50, 100, AND 150 FT BELOW SURFACE; 700 FT. TUNNEL; ADDITIONAL 1400 FT OF TUNNEL AND OVER 3000 FT OF DEVELOPMENT WORK

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES, MORNING GLORY MINE.

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 306-307.

Reference (Deposit): TENNEY, JAMES B., 1927-1929, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, P. 300-301.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA, MORNING GLORY MINE.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, MORNING GLORY MINE-PATAGONIA.

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, FRANKS., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000).

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 80.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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