The Mc Morris Mines is a silver mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Silver
Lat, Long: 33.52333, -110.75694
Mc Morris Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mc Morris MinesSecondary: Richmond Basin
Secondary: Richmond
Secondary: Jumbo
Secondary: Blue Quail
Secondary: Gila Monster
Secondary: Helena and Nugget
Secondary: Inca
Secondary: La Plata Shaft
Commodity
Primary: SilverSecondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Richmond Basin District
Land Status
Holdings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Owner Name: Victor Kilpatrick, 1965 (Mc Morris) And Blue Quail Mining Co., 1962
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thick Diabase Sill Containing Inclusions Of Limestone. A Body Of Quartz Diorite Or Diabase 1/2 Mile In Diameter Outcrops Immediately S Of The Jumbo And Mc Morris Shafts.
Description: Thick Diabase Sill Containing Inclusions Of Limestone. A Body Of Quartz Diorite Or Diabase 1/2 Mile In Diameter Outcrops Immediately S Of The Jumbo And Mc Morris Shafts.
Type: L
Description: Fractures Cut The Diabase And Limestone, Ew And Nw Strikes, Main Zone Of Mineralization Is Ew. 1919 Article Calls Mineralized Zone A Contact Vein, With Diabase Hanging Wall And Quartz Diorite Footwall
Description: Fractures Cut The Diabase And Limestone, Ew And Nw Strikes, Main Zone Of Mineralization Is Ew. 1919 Article Calls Mineralized Zone A Contact Vein, With Diabase Hanging Wall And Quartz Diorite Footwall
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: THIS FORM DESCRIBES MOST OF THE DISTRICT, OTHER THAN THE RAVEN AND DEL SHAY GROUPS WHICH ARE LESS THAN A MILE NE |
Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: ONLY DETAILED MAP IS O.M. BISHOP, 1935, WHO DESCRIBES QUARTZ DIORITE INTRUSIVES, NOT DIABASE MINERALIZATION RELATED TO LCRET-PALEO INTRUSIONS AND ASSOCIATED FAULTING. |
Comment Type: Development |
Comment: MC MORRIS MINING COMPANY, 1875 TO 1893 OWNED THE AREA. GILA MONSTER MINING COMPANY OWNED THE AREA FROM 1913 TO 1923 PART OF AREA OWNED BY INCA MINING CORPORATION IN 1969 |
Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: ABOVE DESCRIBES MAIN MC MORRIS VEIN. JUMBO VEIN STRIKES NW, DIPS N57E JUMBO VEIN IS APPROXIMATELY 100 M E OF THE MCMORRIS VEIN, AND IS 4 FT WIDE WITH 18 INCHES OF HIGH GRADE ORE |
Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: 3 OLD VERTICAL SHAFTS, ONE DEEPENED TO 150 FT BY BLUE QUAIL IN 1963. OTHERS 650 AND 200 FT DEEP. VARIOUS DRIFTS AND TUNNELS THROUGHOUT AREA. LA PLATA SHAFT 450 FT DEEP, E OF THE MC MORRIS. JUMBO TUNNEL 300 FT LONG IN 1922) |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, V 3 #6, P 15, NOVEMBER, 1919.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: BISHOP, O. M., 1935. GEOLGOY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICHMOND BASIN AREA, GILA COUNTY. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA M.S. THESIS.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ADMR MC MORRIS FILE AND BLUE QUAIL FILE
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