USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Graham County
Starlight Mine
Source Corroborated Copper Underground 3 mapped shafts 3 mapped adits
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Graham
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Copper
- Verification
- Source Corroborated
Also known as
- Tri-Bullion Mine
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A small lead mine located 4 miles north of Stanley. Small production reported in 1947.
Additional documented workings
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Adit
— documented in 2 source records.
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features -
Shaft
— documented in 2 source records.
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 3 shaft symbols
- 3 adit symbols
- Shaft : San Carlos Reservoir , 1962
- Shaft : Mount Turnbull , 1989
- Adit : San Carlos Reservoir , 1962
- Adit : Mount Turnbull , 1989
View individual source records (6)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Adit). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Adit
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Adit). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Shaft
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field. -
Shaft
Mapped on historical USGS topographic data (Mine Shaft). Historical map features may no longer exist in the field.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Source Corroborated
Additional historical source evidence corroborates this record. This is not a member field verification of current conditions.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- USBM-ABGMT List As Past Operators; Dick N. Campbell, H.W. Wolfe, Pan Am Mining Co., Starlight Mining · Historical operator
- Tribullion Smelting And Development Co. (-; Tri-Bullion Corp. ), G.L. Wright · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Anglesite
- Chalcopyrite
- Chrysocolla
- Cuprite
- Galena
- Malachite
- Melaconite
- Anglesite
View all 19 reported minerals
- Anglesite
- Chalcopyrite
- Chrysocolla
- Cuprite
- Galena
- Malachite
- Melaconite
- Anglesite
- Azurite
- Calcite
- Cerussite
- Chalcopyrite
- Chlorite Group
- Chrysocolla
- Cuprite
- Epidote
- Galena
- Malachite
- Tenorite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (3)
- mapped adit symbols (3)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 69469
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (12)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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