The New York Claim is a mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,138 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,138 Feet (1,871 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.19639, -113.87583
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New York Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New York Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Clifton (Gold Hill) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Basin And Range
Type: L
Description: N60w-Striking, Right Lateral-Slip Fault North Of The Workings
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Recrystallization, Silication
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8-9 PERCENT PB.
Analytical Data: AG, 12 OZ. PER TON
Analytical Data: ASSAYS BY 1927 OWNERS AFTER DEVELOPMENT WORK IN THE SAME YEAR: AU, $4.40 PER TON
Materials
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): FOUR SHAFTS (TWO WITHIN 19 FT. OF EACH OTHER), A 35 FT. LONG CUT, AND A N22W-TRENDING, 175 FT. LONG ADIT WITH TWO WINZES (30 AND 40 FT. DEEP) AND A 30 FT. RAISE.
Comment (Location): SE OF SW OF SE 1/4
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT VEINS, 1-4 FT. WIDE, ALONG GENERALLY NORTHWEST-STRIKING FISSURES.
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SRC.REF: NOLAN, T.B., 1935, USGS PROF. PAPER 177, P. 143
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGIC AND MINERAL SURVEY
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER NO. 177, P. 143.
Reference (Deposit): 1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T.B., USGS PROF. PAPER 177
Reference (Deposit): 1980 MINEMAP UGMS; OPEN FILE
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE-INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
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