Mine detail: Morning Glory Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

31.42931, -110.72761

Resource(B)

Primary:	Copper, Lead
Secondary:	Silver, Gold, Zinc
Tertiary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Epidote, Hematite, Specularite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1885

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Replacement
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1907
Last production ended:	1929

Geology

Host rock:	Bisbee Formation
Host type:	Mudstone,Siltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone
Associated type:	Rhyolite
Structure:	Rhyolite Forms Dikes And Intrusive Sheets In Limestone, Limestone Beds Dip 40 Wnw
Tectonic:	Ux Ranch Fault Block
Alteration processes:	Surface Oxidation To Depth Of About 40 Ft; Ore Bed Appears To Be A Mineralized Sheet Or Sill Of Intrusive Rhyolite Which Has Been Almost Completely Replaced

References

MRDS	M899924
DEP	10104153
Reference	{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.}{Deposit:: USBM FILES, MORNING GLORY MINE.}{Deposit:: SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 306-307.}{Deposit:: TENNEY, JAMES B., 1927-1929, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, P. 300-301.}{Deposit:: ADMR FILE DATA, MORNING GLORY MINE.}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, MORNING GLORY MINE-PATAGONIA.}{Deposit:: SIMONS, FRANKS., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000).}{Deposit:: KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 80.}{Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Calder, Susan R., Orris, Greta J.