The Blue Star Mine is a copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 32.69139, -111.11917
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Blue Star Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Star Mine
Secondary: Honey Pot
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Durham-Suizo District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Anamax Mining Co.
Years: 1973 -
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Zone Intruded By Basic Dike
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dike Rock In Vein Is Chloritized
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): COPPER COATED QUARTZ CRYSTALS SOLD AS GEMSTONE
Comment (Location): N END SUIZO MOUNTAINS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
Comment (Development): I.P. SURVEY BY ANAMAX IN 197O. TWO CLAIMS IN AREA ARE HONEYPOT 1+2
Comment (Deposit): VEIN FILLING IS BASIC DIKE AND QUARTZ
Comment (Workings): 25 FT SHAFT, 2 100 FT TUNNELS, PIB AND TRENCHES OF VARIOUS SIZES
References
Reference (Deposit): BARTER, C.F., 1962. GEOLOGY OF THE OWL HEAD MINING DISTRICT U.A. M.S. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLUE STAR FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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