Hastings No. 2 and No. 3

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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Mine Info

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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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