Blue Star Mine

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

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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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