The Morning Star Property is a tungsten mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,085 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: 5,085 Feet (1,550 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 32.5572, -110.73610
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Morning Star Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Morning Star Property
Secondary: Fortuna
Secondary: Gold Bug
Secondary: General Hancock
Secondary: Ewing Property
Secondary: Morning Star
Secondary: Happy Thot
Secondary: Careless
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Campo Bonito
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: Nikas Mining Co. - Last Operator
Info Year: 1959
Years: 1952 - 1953
Owner Name: Yacimientos Mineros De Aguas De Dionisio (YMAD)
Home Office: Tucson, Az
Info Year: 1958
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Calcite
Unknown: Dolomite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Geology): CERUSSITE IS ALSO PRESENT.
Comment (Production): SHORT TON UNIT = 20 LB OF WO3 CONTAINING 15.862 LB OF W.
Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS N OF W; DIP IS 30-60 DEGREES SOUTH.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): PRESENT RESOURCES ARE ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN ABOUT 100 MT W.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM
Reference (Reserve-Resource): (MRDS, DATA BASE). ALL RECORDS PERTAINING TO ARIZONA;
Reference (Reserve-Resource): AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESTON, VA.
Reference (Deposit): USGS CAMPO BONITO QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MORNING STAR MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): DALE,V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF YUMA,MARICOPA,PINAL,AND GRAHAM
Reference (Deposit): COUNTIES ARIZ USBM R1 5516 1959 P 52-61
Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 39
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ ABM 148 1941 P 33
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE
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