| Deposit ID | 10027110 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002128 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Starlight Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tri-Bullion Mine |
| Related records | 10137855 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.36429, 33.09287 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1250 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES NORTH OF ARAVIPA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graham(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Turnbull(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-San Carlos Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004S | 019E | 11,14 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Melaconite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.36429, 33.09287 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paleozoic Beds Appear To Be Overturned |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W |
| Dip | 65 TO 70 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1969 |
| District name | Stanley District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | USBM-ABGMT List As Past Operators; Dick N. Campbell, H.W. Wolfe, Pan Am Mining Co., Starlight Mining |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tribullion Smelting And Development Co. (-; Tri-Bullion Corp. ), G.L. Wright |
| First year | 1928 |
| Last year | 1928 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002128 |
USGS BULL 763, P. 113-114.
ABM BULL 140, P. 93.
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
ADMR FILE DATA.
CIMRI
USGS BULL. 763 , P. 113 ; ABM BULLETIN 140 , P. 93 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 18-APR-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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