The Prospect South of Newcastle is a copper mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,020 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: 6,020 Feet (1,835 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.64556, -113.55306
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Prospect South of Newcastle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prospect South of Newcastle
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Antelope Range 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
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: Fracture Zone, Nw Striking Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF MINOR MALACHITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA ON FRACTURE SURFACES WITH RARE QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEINLETS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL DOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): GALYARDT, GARY L., 1977, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NEWCASTLE KGRA AND VICINITY
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
Reference (Deposit): PERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
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