The Star No. 1 Mine is a uranium mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,249 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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 31.8442, -110.36830
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Star No. 1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Star No. 1 Mine
Secondary: Coronado Nf Whetstone Unit
Secondary: Bluestone
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Whetstone
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
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Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1960
Description: Low Grade U3o8 Ore 47 St
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1958
Discovery Year: 1950
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SCINTILOMETER READINGS UP TO 1,000 CPS AT WESTERN WORKING, BACKGROUND IS 35-40 CPS. READINGS AT EASTERN WORKINGS NOT ABOVE BACKGROUND.
Comment (Workings): WESTERN ADITS POSE HUMAN HAZARD - BAD BACK AT PORTAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1973, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): WRUCKE, C. T. ET AL, 1983, USGS MFS MAP MF-1614-A, 1:48000
Reference (Deposit): CHATMAN, M. L., 1994, USBM OFR 2-94, P. 20-21.
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