The Hastings No. 2 and No. 3 is a silver and copper mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,240 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: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 40.93583, -113.79361
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Hastings No. 2 and No. 3 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hastings No. 2 and No. 3
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Silver Island 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hal D. Bills
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Silver Island Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Campbell Peak Anticline
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hematization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ADIT A - 5 FT. BRECCIA ZONE N 10 E: 75 SE ADIT B 4 FT. BRECCIA ZONE N 14 E VERTICAL, ADIT C - FOLLOWS IRON STAINED LAMPROPHYRE DIKE N 40 E: 55 NW, SHAFT D - INCLINE FOLLOWS BRECCIA ZONE N 22 E 48 NW SHAFT E - INCLINE FOLLOWS LAMPROPHYRE N 30 E 70 SE. ADIT F - FOLLOWS BRECCIA ZONE N 52 W 70 SW
Comment (Workings): ONE OPEN CUT, TWO INCLINE SHAFTS, AND THREE ADITS
References
Reference (Production): MESSENGER, H.M., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
Reference (Deposit): SCHAEFFER, F.E., 1960, GEOL. OF THE SILVER ISLAND MTS.: UTAH GEOLOGICAL ASSN. GUIDEBOOK 15
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