Southernmost Newcastle Area Prospects

The Southernmost Newcastle Area Prospects is a copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 5,860 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Southernmost Newcastle Area Prospects

State:  Utah

County:  Iron

Elevation: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 37.63389, -113.55389

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Southernmost Newcastle Area Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Southernmost Newcastle Area Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Antelope Range District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Delamar-Iron Springs Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt

Type: L
Description: Wnw Striking Fault With Oligocene Andesite To North And Claron Formation To South


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF MINOR CU STAINING IN SPARSE QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINLETS ASSOCIATED WITH A WNW STRIKING FAULT ZONE. CU STAIN IS IN THE FOOTWALL CLARON FORMATION

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS AND DOZER CUTS


References

Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES

Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES

Reference (Deposit): GALYARDT, GARY L., 1977, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NEWCASTLE KGRA AND VICINITY


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