The Three Star Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,348 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: 5,348 Feet (1,630 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 31.6264, -110.86610
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Three Star Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Star Prospect
Secondary: Part of Wandering Jew Group
Secondary: Riquesa
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bond; Laguna, Ramon
Info Year: 1932
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THREE STAR IS A PATENTED CLAIM JUST SOUTH OF THESE PROSPECTS AND IS PART OF THE WANDERING JEW GROUP. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THIS MILS LOC REPRESENTS THE PATENTED CLAIM OR THE PROSPECTS TO THE NORTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MT WRIGHTSON QUAD
Reference (Deposit): AZBM CLIPPING FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FIELD NOTES
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER F C 1915 USGS BULL 582 P206
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