The New State Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Salt Lake county, Utah at an elevation of 5,479 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.58444, -111.78833
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New State Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New State Mine
Secondary: Wasatch Utah
Secondary: Golden Porphyry Drain Tunnel
Secondary: Jefferson Extension
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Salt Lake
District: Little Willow Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wasatch Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RECENT CHIP SAMPLE (IN PPM): AU-.02, CU-85, MO-1, PB-25, ZN-55, W-2, CO-14, NI-18
Analytical Data: OTHER RECENT QUARTZ VEIN ASSAY (IN PPM.): AG-2.2, AU-.77, CU-750, MO-1, PB-45, ZN-45, W-2, CO-20, NI-30
Analytical Data: RECENT QUARTZ VEIN ASSAY (IN PPM.): AG - 2.5, AU-.21, CU-230, MO-1, PB-60, ZN-160, W-2
Analytical Data: 10-12 INCH SAMPLES AVERAGED 250 TO 350 DOLLARS/TON AU
Analytical Data: OTHER RECENT CHIP SAMPLE (IN PPM.): AG-12, AU-.05, CU-30. MO-1, PB-40, ZN-30. FOR OTHER ASSAYS REFER TO JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 43-46, TABLE 5.
Analytical Data: IN 1900 SIX INCH THICK VEIN ASSAYED 4,516 DOLLARS/TON AU, 46 OZ/TON AG, 4% CU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS TO MAIN TUNNEL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1977
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF 160,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF ORE BY 1932
Comment (Development): WEST MOST WORKING IS THE GOLDEN PROPHYRY DRAIN TUNNEL
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT 1500 FT. LONG, 1 SHAFT 320 FT. DEEP, RAISES AND WINZES, SEVERAL SMALL ADITS AND PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY, BULLETIN 114, P. 43-46.
Reference (Deposit): CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DRAPER QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-377.
Reference (Production): JAMES, L.P., 1979, P. 43-46.
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