The Flora Morrison is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,731 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: 4,731 Feet (1,442 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.7028, -110.06220
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Flora Morrison MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Flora Morrison
Secondary: Grand Central
Secondary: Contention-Grand Central Mine Group
Secondary: Head Center
Secondary: Tranquility
Secondary: Pump Shaft
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Secondary: Grand Central Leaching
Secondary: Contention
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Tombstone
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Pbr Minerals, Inc.
Info Year: 1989
Owner Name: Tombstone Development Co.
Info Year: 1989
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): AN ADDITIONAL ORE CONTROL IS LITHOLOGY. THE ALTERATION TYPE IS KAOLINIZATION.
Comment (Geology): GALENA IS ARGENTIFEROUS AND/OR AURIFEROUS.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1973 ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187 P 74
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