New York Claim

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

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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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